Coleoptera from Late Medieval Smoke-Blackened Thatch (SBT): their Archaeological Implications

David Smith, John Letts and Alison Cox

Environmental Archaeology, 1999, vol. 4, issue 1, 9-17

Abstract: Distinctive assemblages of Coleoptera (beetles) recovered from seven samples of smoke-blackened thatch (SBT)from a range of late medieval roofs in the south of England are listed. The age, ecology and possible origins of this fauna are discussed. Although its precise origin is known, it is suggested that its occurrence is not limited to thatch, and so cannot be used as a 'finger print' for thatch per se. A find of Sitophilus granarius, the 'granary weevil', suggests that thatch may represent another route by which this species has been incorporated into the archaeological record.

Date: 1999
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DOI: 10.1179/env.1999.4.1.9

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