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Digital Object Information
| Object ID | 2293694 |
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| Title | Doveridge, Derbyshire, UK; Phytolith Analysis Report |
| Description | Three samples from the archaeological site of Doveridge, an early Bronze Age settlement where an inverted cremation urn was discovered, were prepared for phytolith analysis. The investigations were commissioned Wessex Archaeology. The aim was to ascertain whether phytoliths were well preserved, and whether they suggest anthropogenic influence, any evidence for food or fuel and whether the results can help to understand Bronze Age cremation rituals. The results of the analysis show large number of well-preserved grass phytoliths, many originating from C3 pooideae grasses and C4 panicoideae grasses. Wheat and barley have been positively identified and probably oat and rye. The grass phytolith assemblage originated from both the grass leaves/stems and the inflorescence bracts. This could indicate that (1) the material deposited in this context was grown during spring or early summer and (2) that the material deposited was not separated from the other plant parts before deposition, or that multiple stages of crop processing are represented. The environmental conditions suggested by the phytoliths are a moist and wet growing environment in an open area. The phytoliths probably do not represent fuel remains as very few are burnt or mantled. |
| Year Created | 2023 |
| Year Of Publication | 2019 |
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| Cite as | Elliott, S., (2023) Doveridge, Derbyshire, UK; Phytolith Analysis Report [digital object]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor]. Object ID: 2293694 |
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| Licence | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. |
| Primary Contact |
Wessex Archaeology Portway House Old Sarum Park Salisbury SP4 6EB UK Tel: 01722 326867 Fax: 01722 337562 Email: [email protected] |
| Metadata Contact | ADS: [email protected] |
Content and Subject Information
| Data Type | Text |
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File Information
| File name | 205731_Doveridge_Phytolith_Report.pdf |
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| Format type | Acrobat PDF 1.6 - Portable Document Format (v. 1.6) | ||
| File size | 26.43 Mb | ||
| Checksum | a40f1d39c8609d9fb6bc5315cb4ddbf3 | ||
| Last modified | 09-Mar-2023 |
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| This Object is from Collection | Digital Archive from an Archaeological Excavation at Derby Road, Doveridge, Derbyshire July-November 2018 |
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