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Thanks very much to you, Örni and Elizabeth, It must be for sure hazelnuts, as there are a lot of mature hazelnuts in the wells too. I thought of it but was not sure at all because acorn could have been also a good candidate . I'm very glad you came to help me. Kind regards, Françoise Le 25/11/2013 17:04, Ernst Örni Akeret a écrit : > Dear Françoise, > > I agree with Elizabeth that these objects are unripe Corylus fruits. You'll find a drawing of a comparable object in the attached chapter. > > Best wishes, Örni > > Dr. Örni Akeret > Integrative Prähistorische und Naturwissenschaftliche Archäologie IPNA > Universität Basel > Spalenring 145 > CH-4055 Basel > +41 61 2010233 > http://ipna.unibas.ch/ > [log in to unmask] > > ________________________________________ > Von: The archaeobotany mailing list [[log in to unmask]]" im Auftrag von "Françoise Toulemonde [[log in to unmask]] > Gesendet: Montag, 25. November 2013 15:29 > An: [log in to unmask] > Betreff: help for identification > > Dear colleagues, > > Have you ever come across these fruits? I have recently found them in > different states, charred and waterlogged, in two different settlements, > far away from each other. > I found one charred in a roman pit, et many others waterlogged in wells > dated from Early Bronze age to Late Iron Age. They look a little bit > like nuts or acorns not completely developped and flat. I've attached 4 > pictures of them: picture 1 and 2 show the charred one and picture 3, > the waterlogged ones. In the picture 4, the charred one has been added > on the right to the waterlogged specimens. > Thanks for your help! > Françoise > > -- > Françoise Toulemonde > CRAVO > et UMR 7209 "Archéozoologie, archéobotanique: sociétés, pratiques, environnement" > Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle > 55 rue Buffon > 75005 Paris > MOB: +33 6 82 84 40 35 > -- Françoise Toulemonde CRAVO et UMR 7209 "Archéozoologie, archéobotanique: sociétés, pratiques, environnement" Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle 55 rue Buffon 75005 Paris MOB: +33 6 82 84 40 35