Abstract
Burnt grain and crop cleaning residues: an archaeobotanical contribution to the understanding of 3rd–6th century AD longhouses in Jutland and Funen (Denmark)
Highlights
The main aim of this paper is to illustrate the potential contribution that archaeobotanical analysis of carbonised plant macro remains can make to the understanding of late Iron Age longhouses
3.1 The chaîne opératoire of plant processing Botanical material can become preserved by carbonisation if it is exposed to the right combination of heat and low-oxygen conditions (Miksicek, 1987)
The southern end of house A11320 at Gedved Vest was overlapped by a smaller structure, but this structure has, by means of 14C-analysis, been established as younger
Summary
The main aim of this paper is to illustrate the potential contribution that archaeobotanical analysis of carbonised plant macro remains can make to the understanding of late Iron Age longhouses. The paper aims to provide a broad outline of the key principles and assumptions that underpin analysis of charred macrofossil distributions in houses. This is done in the hope of making the approach more accessible to colleagues outside of archaeobotany, especially those who regularly excavate settlements and are responsible for the collection of samples. In the theory section (Section 3), the formation, circulation and preservation of carbonised botanical material is explored. Theory: the formation, circulation and preservation of carbonised plant remains on settlements
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