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
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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
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