On food and fodder: archaeobotanical investigations of Bamburgh Castle's west ward, 9th through 12th centuries

This dissertation details the identification, analysis and interpretation of archaeobotanical remains from nineteen contexts sampled from Bamburgh Castle’s West Ward. This study explores samples spanning the 8th through 13th centuries at the fortress. The interpretation of an early medieval grain-dr...

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Main Author: Blakeney, Rebecca A.
Format: Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2017
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/47648/
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description This dissertation details the identification, analysis and interpretation of archaeobotanical remains from nineteen contexts sampled from Bamburgh Castle’s West Ward. This study explores samples spanning the 8th through 13th centuries at the fortress. The interpretation of an early medieval grain-drying kiln is central to this report. The kiln is compared, both structurally and macrobotanically, to a selection of roughly contemporary kilns across Britain. This feature, and especially the charred plant remains preserved within, provide valuable evidence toward at least small-scale crop-processing activities at Bamburgh Castle during the Early Medieval period.
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spelling nottingham-476482025-02-28T11:59:54Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/47648/ On food and fodder: archaeobotanical investigations of Bamburgh Castle's west ward, 9th through 12th centuries Blakeney, Rebecca A. This dissertation details the identification, analysis and interpretation of archaeobotanical remains from nineteen contexts sampled from Bamburgh Castle’s West Ward. This study explores samples spanning the 8th through 13th centuries at the fortress. The interpretation of an early medieval grain-drying kiln is central to this report. The kiln is compared, both structurally and macrobotanically, to a selection of roughly contemporary kilns across Britain. This feature, and especially the charred plant remains preserved within, provide valuable evidence toward at least small-scale crop-processing activities at Bamburgh Castle during the Early Medieval period. 2017-12-13 Thesis (University of Nottingham only) NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en arr https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/47648/1/Dissertation%20M.Sc.%2C%20Rebecca%20Blakeney%2C%20Bamburgh%20Archaeobotany.pdf Blakeney, Rebecca A. (2017) On food and fodder: archaeobotanical investigations of Bamburgh Castle's west ward, 9th through 12th centuries. MSc(Res) thesis, University of Nottingham. Bamburgh Castle Grain drying kiln Corn drier Archaeobotany Anglo-Saxon Anglo-Norman
spellingShingle Bamburgh Castle
Grain drying kiln
Corn drier
Archaeobotany
Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Norman
Blakeney, Rebecca A.
On food and fodder: archaeobotanical investigations of Bamburgh Castle's west ward, 9th through 12th centuries
title On food and fodder: archaeobotanical investigations of Bamburgh Castle's west ward, 9th through 12th centuries
title_full On food and fodder: archaeobotanical investigations of Bamburgh Castle's west ward, 9th through 12th centuries
title_fullStr On food and fodder: archaeobotanical investigations of Bamburgh Castle's west ward, 9th through 12th centuries
title_full_unstemmed On food and fodder: archaeobotanical investigations of Bamburgh Castle's west ward, 9th through 12th centuries
title_short On food and fodder: archaeobotanical investigations of Bamburgh Castle's west ward, 9th through 12th centuries
title_sort on food and fodder: archaeobotanical investigations of bamburgh castle's west ward, 9th through 12th centuries
topic Bamburgh Castle
Grain drying kiln
Corn drier
Archaeobotany
Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Norman
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/47648/