I am looking for archaeobotanical attestations of Spartium junceum L. (period, place, contextŠ), a plant used as a textile and mentioned in the texts (XVI-XIXth centuries for the South of France). And does anyone know wether the mention of this taxa in Muller 2003 (Die Kleidung nach Quellen des frühen Mittelalters) was an identification, based on seeds, fibers, cloth, or only a textual attestation ? thanks in advance best regards Lucie -- Lucie Chabal Chargée de Recherche CNRS Centre de Bio-Archéologie et d'Ecologie (CBAE) (UMR5059 CNRS) Université de Montpellier 2 Institut de Botanique 163 rue A. Broussonet F-34090 Montpellier France Tél. +33 (0)4 99 23 21 80 Poste 1217 Fax +33 (0)4 67 54 35 37 EMail: [log in to unmask] http://www.umr5059.univ-montp2.fr/chabal.php