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Dear Christin I would agree with David. P. somniferum is the most likely option. The number and diameter of reticulum cells across the width of the seed at the central point is the defining factor. Best wishes Jennifer Miller On 6 November 2014 20:17, Christin Jensen <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Dear colleagues, > I wonder whether these seeds of Papaver may be identified to species > level? They are found in the floor layer of a Bronze age house near Tromsö, > Northern Norway (69 degrees North). Hopefully the quality of the photoes is > good enough to see the pattern of more or less rectangular stripes (ribs) > within the cells. I am very grateful to you for help with the > identification. The size of the seeds is 1-1,3 mm. > > Best regards, > > > Christin Jensen > Assoc. prof. in botany > University of Stavanger > Museum of Archaeology > Norway > > -- Dr Jennifer Miller Dickson Laboratory for Bio-Archaeology • Block 2.01 Kelvin Campus • West of Scotland Science Park• 2317 Maryhill Road, Glasgow G20 OSP. *Tel*: 0141 258 3597 • *Mobile*: 07776 237401 ________________________________________________________________________________ Offices in York, Glasgow (Northlight Heritage), Nottingham (Trent & Peak Archaeology) and Sheffield (ArcHeritage). Registered Office: 47 Aldwark, York, YO1 7BX. A Company Limited by Guarantee. Registered in England No. 1430801. A Registered Charity in England & Wales (No. 509060) and Scotland (No. SCO42846).