Dear Kath,
I have identified an uncarbonised seed of Staphyllea pinnata together with two amber beads on a small bronze ring found in a female grave from 3rd-4th century AD at Vindinge, near Roskilde, Denmark:
Robinson, D.E. (1992) Et frø af Blærenød (Staphyllea pinnata L.) på en perlerække fra en yngre romertidsgrav ved Vindinge, Roskilde (A seed of Staphyllea pinnata L. on a necklace from a Late Roman Iron Age grave at Vindinge, Roskilde). NNU Rapport 5, 1992. København: Nationalmuseet.
Similar finds have been reported by Malgorzata Latalowa from Poland (see Vegetation History and Archaeobotany).
There is also a Late Bronze Age find from Nagelsti, Lolland, Denmark of plant remains in a bronze vessel:
Rostrup, E. (1877) En notits om plantevaexten i Danmark i "Bronzealderen". Aarboeger for Nordisk Oldkyndighed og Historie 1877 78-82.
and a Viking Age find from Ladby, Funen, Denmark:
Jessen, K. (1954) Plantefund fra vikingetiden i Danmark. Botanisk Tidsskrift 50 125-139
where cereal grains were preserved in connection with the iron rivets from a Viking ship.
Best wishes
David
Dr David Earle Robinson
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