ABCD: 1011

West Stow (Saxon) 65-72 nr Bury St Edmunds

Site code:

1011

Site details:

Location: West Stow (Saxon) 65-72, nr Bury St Edmunds, 1985, Suffolk, England TL797713
Period: Saxon
Category: multi-period rural site
Notes: v large samples - few contexts SFB=sunken featured building
Topography: river gravel terrace, till on chalk
Condition: dry
Report type: macrofossil reports

Bibliography

Murphy P. 1985. The cereals and crop weeds. 100-8. In: S West. West Stow the Anglo-Saxon village. Volume 1. Text. East Anglian Archaeol. 24. England, Suffolk

Processed by

PM - Murphy, Peter L: Centre for East Anglian Studies, UEA, Norwich

Sample: 1011a

Period	Context	Type	Sediment	Period	Earliest date	Latest date
RO.	WS472	pit fill	nr	Roman	?	?
Context integrity: 0 Context preservation: bu Dating method: ? Dating validity: 0 Environmental interpretion: - Archaeological interpretion: refuse disposal
Taxalist:
	Taxa name Part Preservation Problem code Quantity Abundance Ajuga cf. reptans pro c 1 1 Anagallis sp. pro c 1 1 Aphanes arvensis/microcarpa pro c 3 1 Arenaria serpyllifolia pro c 58 3 Atriplex hastata/patula pro c 1200 5 Avena sp. pro c 1 1 Bilderdykia convolvulus pro c 489 4 Bromus hordeaceus/secalinus pro c T 31 3 Calluna vulgaris cap c 6 1 Calluna vulgaris sht c Q + 1 Carex sp. pro c P 51 3 Caryophyllaceae pro c 31 3 Cerastium/Stellaria sp. pro c 4 1 Cerealia clm c 14 2 Cerealia plu c + 1 Cerealia pro c 132 4 cf. Lamium album pro c 1 1 cf. Malva sp. pro c 6 1 cf. Potentilla sp. pro c 50 3 Chenopodiaceae pro c 412 4 Chenopodium album pro c 209 4 Compositae pro c 7 1 Cyperaceae pro c 1 1 Eleocharis sp. pro c 41 3 Galium aparine pro c 1 1 Gramineae pro c A 362 4 Hordeum sp. pro c 24 3 Hordeum sp. rai c 8 1 Hordeum vulgare rai c 1 1 Labiatae pro c 138 4 Leguminosae pro c A1 1089 5 Matricaria maritima pro c X 6 1 Montia fontana ssp. chondrosperma pro c 11 2 Papaver argemone pro c 2 1 Plantago lanceolata pro c 20 3 Polygonaceae pro c 206 4 Polygonum aviculare agg. pro c 744 4 Polygonum cf. persicaria pro c 6 1 Prunella vulgaris pro c 11 2 Ranunculus acris/bulbosus/repens pro c 75 3 Ranunculus cf. flammula pro c 3 1 Ranunculus sp. pro c 3 1 Raphanus raphanistrum pds c 21 3 Rumex acetosella agg. pro c 784 4 Rumex sp. pro c 169 4 Scleranthus annuus/perennis pro c 71 3 Secale cereale pro c 1 1 Secale cereale rai c 6 1 Silene alba pro c 38 3 Spergula arvensis pro c 5 1 Stellaria graminea pro c 1 1 Stellaria media type pro c 62 3 Triticum sp. bri c 68 3 Triticum sp. glb c 223 4 Triticum sp. spb c 79 3 Triticum spelta glb c 551 4 Triticum spelta spf c 2 1 Urtica urens pro c 1 1

Sample: 1011b

Period	Context	Type	Sediment	Period	Earliest date	Latest date
PR.SE.AS	WSSFB63	SFB	nr	Anglo-Saxon	0	0
Context integrity: 0 Context preservation: bu Dating method: nr Dating validity: 0 Environmental interpretion: ? Archaeological interpretion: ?
Taxalist:
	Taxa name Part Preservation Problem code Quantity Abundance Agrostemma githago pro c 3 1 Anthemis cotula pro c 16 2 Aphanes arvensis/microcarpa pro c 3 1 Arenaria serpyllifolia pro c 1 1 Atriplex hastata/patula pro c 215 4 Avena sp. pro c 5 1 Bilderdykia convolvulus pro c 66 3 Bromus hordeaceus/secalinus pro c 9 1 Calluna vulgaris pro c 6 1 Calluna vulgaris sht c Q + 1 Carex sp. pro c P 23 3 Caryophyllaceae pro c 4 1 Cerastium/Stellaria sp. pro c 5 1 Cerealia clm c 1 1 Cerealia plu c + 1 Cerealia pro c 144 4 cf. Malva sp. pro c 2 1 cf. Potentilla sp. pro c 13 2 cf. Secale cereale rai c 1 1 cf. Triticum sp. bri c 2 1 cf. Verbascum sp. pro c 1 1 Chenopodiaceae pro c 269 4 Chenopodium album pro c 278 4 Chenopodium hybridum pro c 3 1 Compositae pro c 1 1 Eleocharis sp. pro c 7 1 Euphrasia/Odontites sp. pro c 7 1 Galium sp. pro c 1 1 Gramineae pro c 125 4 Hordeum sp. pro c 21 3 Labiatae pro c 49 3 Leguminosae pro c 238 4 Montia fontana ssp. chondrosperma pro c 6 1 Myosotis sp. pro c 1 1 Pisum/Vicia sp. pro c 1 1 Plantago lanceolata pro c 10 2 Polygonaceae pro c 44 3 Polygonum aviculare agg. pro c 102 4 Polygonum cf. persicaria pro c 7 1 Prunella vulgaris pro c 4 1 Ranunculus acris/bulbosus/repens pro c 5 1 Ranunculus sp. pro c 1 1 Raphanus raphanistrum pds c 1 1 Rumex acetosella agg. pro c 214 4 Rumex sp. pro c 33 3 Scleranthus annuus/perennis pro c 9 1 Secale cereale pro c 24 3 Silene alba pro c 8 1 Spergula arvensis pro c 3 1 Stellaria graminea pro c 2 1 Stellaria media type pro c 9 1 Triticum sp. bri c 2 1 Triticum sp. glb c 24 3 Triticum sp. pro c 25 3 Triticum sp. spb c 3 1 Triticum spelta glb c 29 3 Triticum spelta spf c 1 1 Vicia sp. pro c 2 1

Sample: 1011c

Period	Context	Type	Sediment	Period	Earliest date	Latest date
PR.SE.AS	WS59(3)	pit fill	nr	Anglo-Saxon	0	0
Context integrity: 0 Context preservation: bu Dating method: nr Dating validity: 0 Environmental interpretion: 0 Archaeological interpretion: 0
Taxalist:
	Taxa name Part Preservation Problem code Quantity Abundance Agrostemma githago pro c 96 4 Bromus hordeaceus/secalinus pro c 1 1 Cerealia pro c 11 3 Gramineae pro c 86 4 Juncus sp. pro c 1 1 Leguminosae pro c 3 1 Papaver argemone pro c 4 1 Plantago lanceolata pro c 1 1 Secale cereale pro c 290 4 Secale cereale rai c 4 1

Sample: 1011d

Period	Context	Type	Sediment	Period	Earliest date	Latest date
PR.SE.AS	WSW026	pit fill	burnt grain	7thc	0	0
Context integrity: 0 Context preservation: bu Dating method: nr Dating validity: 0 Environmental interpretion: nc Archaeological interpretion: nc
Taxalist:
	Taxa name Part Preservation Problem code Quantity Abundance Atriplex hastata/patula pro c 2 1 Avena sp. pro c 6 1 Cerastium/Stellaria sp. pro c 1 1 Cerealia pro c Q *** 1 Chenopodiaceae pro c 32 3 Gramineae pro c 1 1 Hordeum sp. pro c 32 3 Hordeum sp. rai c 1 1 Polygonaceae pro c 1 1 Rumex sp. pro c 1 1 Secale cereale pro c 467 4 Secale cereale rai c 1 1

Sample: 1011e

Period	Context	Type	Sediment	Period	Earliest date	Latest date
PR.SE.AS	WSWSFB101	SFB	nr	Anglo-Saxon	0	0
Context integrity: 0 Context preservation: bu Dating method: nr Dating validity: 0 Environmental interpretion: nc Archaeological interpretion: nc
Taxalist:
	Taxa name Part Preservation Problem code Quantity Abundance Bilderdykia convolvulus pro c 1 1 Cerealia pro c 8 2 cf. Malva sp. pro c 1 1 Chenopodiaceae pro c 2 1 Gramineae pro c 1 1 Hordeum sp. pro c 3 1 Onopordum acanthium pro c 2 1 Polygonaceae pro c 1 1

Sample: 1011f

Period	Context	Type	Sediment	Period	Earliest date	Latest date
PR.SE.AS	WSWSFB143	SFB	nr	Anglo-Saxon	0	0
Context integrity: 0 Context preservation: bu Dating method: nr Dating validity: 0 Environmental interpretion: nc Archaeological interpretion: nc
Taxalist:
	Taxa name Part Preservation Problem code Quantity Abundance Avena sp. pro c 1 1 Bilderdykia convolvulus pro c 3 1 Cerealia clm c 1 1 Cerealia pro c 6 2 cf. Euphorbia helioscopia frt c 1 1 Chenopodiaceae pro c 2 1 Gramineae pro c 1 1 Hordeum sp. pro c 3 1 Montia fontana ssp. chondrosperma pro c 1 1 Polygonaceae pro c 2 1 Polygonum aviculare agg. pro c 1 1 Rumex acetosella agg. pro c 2 1 Triticum sp. pro c 1 1 Urtica dioica pro c 1 1

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