Hallo,
once we found lots of Setaria italica in a jar filled with coins and
covered with Setaria! (Roman villa) here the citation:
ArialKlee, Marlies
(1993):Arial
Analyse der botanischen Makroreste. In: Hans-Markus von Kaenel (Hrsg.):
Der Münzhort aus dem Gutshof in Neftenbach. Antoniniane und Denare von
Septimius Severus bis Postumus. Zürcher Denkmalpflege, Archäologische
Monographien 16, 72-81.
regards
Stefanie Jacomet
>Hi,
>thank you.
> Am I right in thinking it is the toxicity of the copper alloy, as it
>corodes, that inhibits the action of organisms that would normaly
result in
>the decay of the plant material? I have seen organic material that
has
>been replaced by corroding metal but it is the first time I have seen
actual
>plant remains survive this way. All be it with a thin crust of
corrosion
>product on some of the nuts.
>
>Kath Hunter
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Patricia Wiltshire" <<[log in to unmask]>
>To: <<[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Friday, May 17, 2002 3:24 PM
>
>
>> I have had beautiful preservation of pollen from a late Iron
Age/Early
>> Romano-British copper vessel from Colchester. I was able to
interpret the
>> vessel's function from the pollen assemblage. This should be
published
>> shortly.
>>
>> Patricia Wiltshire
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Anaya Sarpaki" <<[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <<[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 8:44 PM
>>
>>
>> > Dear Kath,
>> >
>> > Barley seeds have been found in the proximity of a bronze saw at
>Akrotiri,
>> > Thera (unpublished) and have been preserved by oxidation. LBA
(c.1600
>bc).
>> > Lime could cause a mineralisation of organic remaiins too...
>> >
>> > Best wishes,
>> >
>> > Anaya Sarpaki
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "Kath Hunter" <<[log in to unmask]>
>> > To: <<[log in to unmask]>
>> > Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 7:51 PM
>> >
>> >
>> > > Hi,
>> > > has anyone come across references for Corylus avellana and or
Malus
>> > > sylvestris being found inside vessels in Saxon burials. I am
working
>on
>> > some
>> > > Hazelnuts found inside a copper alloy bowl and would like to
know if
>> there
>> > > are any parallels.
>> > > I am also interested in other plant remains that have been
>preserved
>> by
>> > > their proximity to metal objects in the ground. I have seen
wood and
>> > > textiles preserved by contact with copper alloy and iron objects
but I
>
>> am
>> > > unfamiliar with the preservation of other types of plant remains
in
>this
>> > > way.
>> > > Thank you
>> > >
>> > > Kath Hunter
>> > >
>> > >
>> >
>>
ArialProf. Dr. Stefanie
Jacomet
Seminar für Ur- und Frühgeschichte
Abteilung Archäobiologie/Archäobotanik
c/o Botanisches Institut
Schönbeinstrasse 6
CH-4056 Basel
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