Denise,
it might be useful to read this recent publication before you
undertake any expensive work on the material:
Pelling R., Campbell G., Carruthers W., Hunter K., Marshall P. 2015,
Exploring contamination (intrusion and residuality) in the
archaeobotanical record: case studies from central and southern
England. Veget Hist Archaeobot 24, 85–99
All the best,
Don.
On 9 November 2015 at 11:59, Denise Druce <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hi all
>
> I recently discovered some, what appears to be, possible free-threshing
> wheat grains from a Neolithic context from a site in the North West of
> England, and was wondering what thoughts people have with the potential of
> taking identification further. I'm well aware of the difficulties of
> positively identifying wheat grains (as opposed to chaff), however, it would
> be nice to expand discussions further than the usual 'could be' scenario.
> Does anyone know of any positive advances in wheat grain identification? I
> recall a paper by Frances McLaren called 'Revising the wheat crops of
> Neolithic Britain' in A S Fairbairn (2000) Plants in Neolithic Britain and
> beyond, who used IR spectroscopy to positively identify species of wheat.
> Does anyone know if this method is still successfully being used?
>
> I look forward to any feedback.
>
> All the best
> Denise
>
>
>
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