Dear Sarah,
It would be great if you have the possibility to measure the length and bredth of the flax seeds. There are very interesting new results on textile and/or oilflax varieties in the newest articles of Vegetation History and Archaeobotany published online!
Best wishes
Sabine
Dr. Sabine Karg (Associate Professor)
University of Copenhagen
Prehistoric Archaeology
Njalsgade 80
DK-2300 Copenhagen S
Denmark
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Hi,
I was wondering if anyone could help me. I have a relatively large assemblage of carbonsied flax seeds (about 270 spread across 3 fills in a waste pit and a smaller assemblage in a hearth nearby).
The site is in Devon and the features are both dated to the Roman period and were located was within a broadly rectangular enclosure approx 30mx30m. There was also some iron working slag found within the enclosure.
I was wondering if anyone knows of any comparative sites that might be worth taking a look at?
Thanks
Sarah
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