Burnt grain and crop cleaning residues
An archaeobotanical contribution to the understanding of 3rd–6th century AD longhouses in Jutland and Funen (Denmark)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12940474 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Radoslaw Grabowski (Umeå University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 47-62 |
| Publication date | 2020-08-10 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Interdisciplinaria Archaeologica - Natural Sciences in Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1804-848X • E-ISSN: 2336-1220 |
| Publisher | Archeologické centrum Olomouc (PUBLISHER • CZ) |
| DOI | 10.24916/iansa.2020.1.4 |
| OpenAlex | W3048491409 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 10 |
This paper uses the composition and spatial distribution of carbonised archaeobotanical material from postholes to identify and delineate agrarian and household activities within settlements. The paper presents the analyses of seven houses/farmsteads dating to the 3 rd -6 th century AD, which were excavated on four separate sites: Flensted, Skovby Nygrd and Gedved Vest in east-central Jutland, and Odensevej on the island of Funen. To infer settlement activities from the distributions of carbonised plant macro remains, the paper defines the various stages of plant processing and carbonisation circumstances. It also discusses assumptions about plant processing sequences and the formation of charred plant assemblages that were made during the analysis. The results show that the distribution of charred plant macro-remains can assist in the identification and delineation of spaces with different functions. The presented cases identify the locations of dwelling spaces, spaces where processed crops were stored and/or used, and spaces where fine sieving of grain was performed. The results also show a similarity between the analysed houses, which suggests the existence of a regional tradition of ordering household space. These patterns also confirm assumptions about mid-1 st millennium houses previously made on the basis of other archaeological evidence
Agrarian society · Agriculture · Archaeology · Crop · Distribution (mathematics · Geography · Human settlement · Macro · Paleoethnobotany · Settlement (finance · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Computer Science · Historical and Archaeological Studies · Mathematics · Forestry
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |