An 11th century a.d. burnt granary at La Gravette, south-western France: preliminary archaeobotanical results
Marie-Pierre Ruas|Laurent Bouby|Vanessa Py|Jean-Paul Cazes
A thick layer of carbonised seeds was encountered in an 11th century a.d. room situated the seigneurial part village La Gravette. This paper presents first results charcoal and seed analyses which give information on food products stored granary their arrangement there. Triticum aestivum/durum/turgidum by far most important crop, while Avena sp., then Hordeum vulgare, Secale cereale, monococcum Vitis vinifera were secondary. Weeds poorly represented. Charcoals dominated deciduous Quercus 11 additional wood taxa recorded, including especially Fagus sylvatica, Fraxinus Rosaceae, Corylus avellana, Acer campestre Ulmus sp. According to distribution, probably building materials other would have been used for basketry, wattling or joinery work. In western granary, naked wheat bulk. eastern part, various crops (at least wheat, barley, rye, oat grape) small amounts, separated light wooden structures. The cereal had largely processed cleaned. represent taxes paid lord who owned granary.
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