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I'll have a closer look tomorrow but I know of a couple sites where the charred apple seed deposits were so large it would have to have been whole apple/core dumping. On 21 Sep 2010, at 23:24, Alys Vaughan-Williams <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hello, > I'm working on a few samples from a Neolithic enclosure site in Ireland. > One sample from a possible cist contains a number of charred apple seeds > (Malus sylvestris) and also a couple of fragments of endocarps. I have > read Monk 1988 who found charred Malus endocarps. The article refers to > the apples having been dried prior to charring. I was wondering if an > endocarp has to be dried for it to be preserved through charring? > > The site is also believed to be ritual due to the artefacts recovered. > Does anyone know of any examples of ritual deposition of apples? Would a > whole apple thrown on a fire burn down to just the core / seeds? The > only other material preserved in this sample were fragments of hazelnut > shell (Corylus avellana) and a few cereal grains. > > Thanks > Alys > ----------------------------- > Alys Vaughan-Williams > Consultant Archaeobotanist > www.alysvaughanwilliams.co.uk