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ABCD: 1134

St Paul St 77-8 Aberdeen, Farquar & Gill


Site code:
1134


Site details:
Location: St Paul St 77-8, Aberdeen, Farquar & Gill, 1982, Grampian, Scotland NJ941065
Period: Mesolithic/c. 1200/post medieval
Category: urban properties
Notes: see also Fraser's Thesis
Topography: lowland/estuary
Condition: dry
Report type: macrofossil reports

Bibliography
Fraser M and Dickson J H. 1982. 7. Plant remains. 239-243 & fiche tables 45-6. In: Murray J C (ed). Excavations in the Medieval Burgh of Aberdeen 1973-81. Soc. Antiq. Scotland Monograph Series 2. Edinburgh. [42 St Paul Street] Scotland, Grampian

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CAD - Dickson, Camilla: Glasgow Univ (nee Lambert)

MJF - Fraser, M J: Dept Botany, Glasgow Univ

Sample: 1134a
Period Context Type Sediment Period Earliest date Latest date
PR.MD.HM AS223 laye boundary ditch fill organic high medieval 1275 1350

Context integrity: 1
Context preservation: wl
Dating method: pot
Dating validity: 1
Environmental interpretion: -
Archaeological interpretion: ditch rapidly filled with rubbish cuts earlier ditch

Taxalist:
Taxa name Part Preservation Problem code Quantity Abundance
Agrostemma githago pro w 1 1
Alopecurus geniculatus pro w 1 1
Atriplex sp. pro w 2 1
Aulacomnium palustre sht w 53 4
Avena sativa brn w 4 1
Avena sativa flo c a 4
Avena sativa flo w 20 3
Avena sativa pro c 1 1
Avena sativa pro w Q 18 3
Betula pubescens cns w 3 1
Betula pubescens pro w 20 3
Bilderdykia convolvulus fgt w 35 3
Bromus hordeaceus/secalinus pro w T 2 1
Bryum sp. sht w 1 1
Calliergon cordifolium sht w 1 1
Calluna vulgaris fls w 96 4
Calluna vulgaris lvs w 12 3
Calluna vulgaris pro w 20 3
Calluna vulgaris sht c 5 2
Calluna vulgaris sht w 234 4
Calluna vulgaris twi c 460 4
Calluna vulgaris twi w 378 4
Carex sp. pro w P! 28 3
Cerastium fontanum pro w 3 1
Ceratodon purpureus sht w 2 1
Chenopodium album pro c 6 2
Chenopodium album pro w 58 4
Cirsium arvense pro w 1 1
Compositae pro w 4 1
Corylus avellana fgt w 110 4
Dicranum scoparium sht w 1 1
Eleocharis palustris pro w 4 1
Erica cinerea lvs w 2 1
Erica tetralix lvs c 95 4
Erica tetralix lvs w 50 4
Erica tetralix pro w 36 3
Eriophorum vaginatum spn w 637 5
Eurhynchium praelongum sht w 292 4
Galeopsis tetrahit agg. per w 9 2
Galeopsis tetrahit agg. pro w 22 3
Gramineae pro w 7 2
Hordeum vulgare rai w 11 3
Hylocomium splendens sht w 688 5
Hypnum cupressiforme sht w 113 4
Juncus articulatus pro w 23 3
Juncus bufonius pro w 50 4
Juncus effusus pro w 1693 5
Juncus sp. pro w 91 4
Juncus squarrosus pro w 1 1
Lapsana communis pro w 33 3
Linum usitatissimum cps w 2 1
Linum usitatissimum fgt w 4 1
Luzula multiflora pro w 1 1
Lychnis flos-cuculi pro w 1 1
Matricaria perforata pro w T 3 1
Montia fontana ssp. fontana pro w 6 2
Myosotis arvensis pro w 1 1
Myrica gale ant w 8 2
Myrica gale frt c 1 1
Myrica gale lvs w 29 3
Pleurozium schreberi sht w 43 3
Poa annua pro w 29 3
Poa pratensis/trivialis pro w 63 4
Polygonum aviculare agg. pro w 9 2
Polygonum lapathifolium fgt w 32 3
Polygonum persicaria pro w 9 2
Polytrichum commune sht w 2 1
Polytrichum juniperinum sht w 3 1
Potentilla erecta pro w 25 3
Pseudoscleropodium purum sht w 8 2
Pteridium aquilinum pin w 251 4
Ranunculus flammula pro c 1 1
Ranunculus flammula pro w 31 3
Ranunculus repens pro w 18 3
Raphanus raphanistrum pds w 111 4
Raphanus raphanistrum pro w 4 1
Raphanus raphanistrum tst w 47 3
Rhizomnium punctatum sht w 1 1
Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus sht w 1 1
Rubus fruticosus agg. pro w 2 1
Rubus idaeus pro c 1 1
Rumex acetosa pro w 1 1
Rumex acetosella pro c 2 1
Rumex acetosella pro w 79 4
Rumex crispus pro w 12 3
Rumex obtusifolius pro w 65 4
Rumex sp. pro c 17 3
Rumex sp. pro w 60 4
Senecio vulgaris pro w 38 3
Sonchus asper pro w 2 1
Sorbus aucuparia pro w 11 3
Spergula arvensis pro w 70 4
Sphagnum palustre sht w 74 4
Sphagnum papillosum sht w 53 4
Sphagnum sp. lid w 5 2
Stellaria media pro w 172 4
Thuidium tamariscinum sht w 12 3
Triticum aestivum sl brn w + 1
Triticum aestivum sl glm w 1 1
Triticum aestivum sl pro w 1 1
Ulota crispa sht w 15 3
Umbelliferae pro w 2 1
Urtica dioica pro w 549 5
Urtica urens pro w 39 3


Sample: 1134b
Period Context Type Sediment Period Earliest date Latest date
PR.MD.HM comb pit fills nr high medieval 1300 1350

Context integrity: 1
Context preservation: wl
Dating method: pot
Dating validity: 1
Environmental interpretion: -
Archaeological interpretion: rubbish pits with wattle lining

Taxalist:
Taxa name Part Preservation Problem code Quantity Abundance
Agrostemma githago fgt w 78 4
Agrostis sp. pro w 3 1
Alopecurus geniculatus pro w 2 1
Anthoxanthum odoratum pro w 1 1
Aulacomnium palustre sht w 37 3
Avena sativa brn w 1 1
Avena sativa pro c 1 1
Avena sativa pro w 4 1
Betula pubescens cns w 2 1
Betula pubescens frt w 11 3
Bilderdykia convolvulus fgt w 55 4
Brassica sp. fgt w 20 3
Bryum sp. sht w 1 1
Calliergon cordifolium sht w 1 1
Calluna vulgaris fls w 138 4
Calluna vulgaris lvs c 3 1
Calluna vulgaris lvs w 66 4
Calluna vulgaris pro w 31 3
Calluna vulgaris sht c 3 1
Calluna vulgaris sht w 413 4
Capsella bursa-pastoris pro w 7 2
Carex sp. pro w P! 16 3
Cerastium fontanum pro w 1 1
Ceratodon purpureus sht w 10 3
Chenopodium album pro w 86 4
Corylus avellana fgt w 3 1
Dicranum scoparium sht w 12 3
Erica tetralix frt w 1 1
Erica tetralix lvs w 67 4
Erica tetralix pro w 70 4
Erica tetralix sht w 1 1
Eriophorum vaginatum spn w 505 5
Eurhynchium praelongum sht w 39 3
Ficus carica pro w 87 4
Fragaria vesca pro w 1 1
Galeopsis tetrahit pro w 6 2
Galeopsis tetrahit agg. per w 49 3
Gramineae pro w 21 3
Hordeum vulgare brn w + 1
Hordeum vulgare pro c 1 1
Hylocomium splendens sht w 837 5
Hypnum cupressiforme sht w 253 4
Juncus articulatus pro w 54 4
Juncus bufonius pro w 28 3
Juncus effusus pro w 677 5
Juncus sp. pro w 82 4
Juncus squarrosus pro w 5 2
Lapsana communis pro w Q1 80 4
Linum usitatissimum cps w 1 1
Linum usitatissimum fgt w 5 2
Matricaria perforata pro w T 4 1
Mnium hornum sht w 4 1
Montia fontana ssp. fontana pro w 4 1
Myosotis arvensis pro w 1 1
Myrica gale lvs w 5 2
Neckera complanata sht w 1 1
Papaver somniferum fgt w 1 1
Pleurozium schreberi sht w 167 4
Poa annua pro w 121 4
Poa pratensis/trivialis pro w 29 3
Polygonum aviculare agg. pro w 32 3
Polygonum lapathifolium fgt w 82 4
Polygonum persicaria pro w Q 37 3
Polytrichum juniperinum sht w 11 3
Potamogeton cf. natans pro w 1 1
Potentilla erecta pro w 32 3
Pseudoscleropodium purum sht w 5 2
Pteridium aquilinum pin w 302 4
Ranunculus flammula pro w 4 1
Ranunculus repens pro w 5 2
Raphanus raphanistrum pds w 138 4
Raphanus raphanistrum pro w 6 2
Raphanus raphanistrum tst w 52 4
Reseda luteola pro w 2 1
Rhizomnium punctatum sht w 1 1
Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus sht w 5 2
Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus sht w 7 2
Rubus fruticosus agg. fgt w 1 1
Rubus idaeus pro w 344 4
Rumex acetosella pro w 31 3
Rumex obtusifolius pro w 314 4
Rumex sp. pro w 106 4
Salix sp. bds w 1 1
Scorpidium scorpioides sht w 6 2
Senecio vulgaris pro w 13 3
Sonchus asper pro w 4 1
Sorbus aucuparia pro w 49 3
Spergula arvensis fgt w 139 4
Sphagnum palustre sht w 87 4
Sphagnum papillosum sht w 164 4
Sphagnum sp. cap w 18 3
Sphagnum sp. lid w 24 3
Stachys palustris/sylvatica pro w 1 1
Stellaria media pro w 183 4
Thuidium tamariscinum sht w 51 4
Triticum aestivum sl brn w + 1
Urtica dioica pro w 262 4
Urtica urens pro w 26 3
Vaccinium myrtillus pro w 107 4
Vitis vinifera pro c 1 1


Sample: 1134c
Period
PR.MD.HM


Taxalist:
Taxa name Part Preservation Problem code Quantity Abundance
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