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Hi Kath I think these are probably seeds of Capsicum sp.. We have found them on several post-med sites in London, and they are rather larger and flatter than Hyoscyamus etc, and often have the centre missing as in your pictures. Anne Anne Davis | Senior Archaeobotanist | 020 7566 9335 | | [log in to unmask] MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology) | Mortimer Wheeler House | 46 Eagle Wharf Road | London N1 7ED | www.mola.org.uk ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ MOLA is a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales, company registration number 07751831, charity registration number 1143574. Registered office: Mortimer Wheeler House, 46 Eagle Wharf Road, London N1 7ED. MOLA is registered as an organisation with the Institute for Archaeologists. P Before printing, please think about the environment -----Original Message----- From: The archaeobotany mailing list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Kath Hunter Sent: 11 March 2015 16:13 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: help with ids Hi, these are some very poorly preserve seeds from a 19th century cess deposit from London. Are they degraded Hyoscyamus niger or Solanum lycopersicum maybe? Kath -- Kath Hunter Project Officer (Archaeobotany) Oxford Archaeology South Files attached to this email may be in ISO 26300 format (OASIS Open Document Format). If you have difficulty opening them, please visit http://iso26300.info for more information. This email has been processed by SmoothZap - www.smoothwall.net