Post-Roman crop production and processing: Archaeological evidence from Goldthorpe, South Yorkshire

Cath Ross, Lynne F. Gardiner, Gary Brogan and Hannah Russ

Environmental Archaeology, 2017, vol. 22, issue 3, 233-246

Abstract: The remains of a ditched field system dating from the late Iron Age to the early post-Roman period, and two associated corn drying ovens (dating to the 5th–6th centuries AD) were revealed during archaeological excavations at Goldthorpe, South Yorkshire. The site was excavated during 2012 and 2013, during which bulk environmental samples were taken in order to retrieve any surviving botanical remains from deposits associated with the corn drying ovens, and other features across the excavated area. Early post-Roman occupation is under-represented in the archaeological record, especially in northern England, as such human activity and subsistence during this period are currently not well understood. This paper combines evidence for the field system, the physical remains of the corn drying ovens and their associated botanical remains to further understand early post-Roman change and continuity in landscape use and crop production and processing practices.

Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1080/14614103.2016.1168621

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