Title: |
Evidence from insect remains and parasite eggs from the Old Grapes Lane A site, The Lanes, Carlisle |
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Research Department Reports Series
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Volume: |
7878/92
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Publication Type: |
Monograph (in Series)
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Abstract: |
Samples from seventy-seven contexts of probable prehistoric to medieval date from the Old Grapes Lane B site, Carlisle, have been examined for insect remains and eggs of parasitic worms. The insect material was prioritised by assessment, fifty-nine groups being scan recorded. Worm eggs were studied using a `squash technique' and results were compared with the conventional one. Insects were present in most samples of Roman date, and `outdoor' forms, including aquatics, were proportionally abundant. `House fauna' was sometimes clearly present, but may have originated in stables or byres rather than human dwellings. The evidence suggests that the area had a rural character in the Roman period, with a small human population and abundant domestic beasts. Where medieval assemblages were interpretable there was evidence from decomposers that decaying matter was abundant. There is an `Appendix: main statistics and lists in rank order for the scan-recorded assemblages of adult beetles and bugs from Old Grapes Lane A site, Carlisle' (62--151). |
Author: |
Harry Kenward
Michael Dainton
I K Kemenes
John B Carrott
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Year of Publication: |
1992
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Locations: |
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Old Grapes Lane |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Old Grapes Lane B site Carlisle |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Carlisle 62151 |
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Subjects / Periods: |
Medieval (Auto Detected Temporal) |
Prehistoric (Auto Detected Temporal) |
Roman (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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Date Of Issue From:
1992
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Source: |
BIAB
(The British Archaeological Bibliography (BAB))
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Created Date: |
21 Jan 2002 |