Turf roofs and urban archaeological build-up

Harry Kenward, Allan Hall and Andrew Jones

Environmental Archaeology, 2012, vol. 17, issue 1, 66-79

Abstract: Studies of turves used to line the thatched roof of an old farm building in north-west England showed that they might have been a major source of mineral particles and plant and insect remains in some archaeological deposits. Conversely, it might be possible to recognise the remains of turf roofs on occupation sites from characteristic elements of the biota. Analysis of a sample of the accumulation on the floor of the building prompts reconsideration of the nature of ‘indoor’ and ‘outdoor’ insect assemblages.

Date: 2012
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