Anglo-Saxon crops and weeds : a case study in quantitative archaeobotany / / Mark Mckerracher

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910824163603321
• Autore: McKerracher Mark James <1986->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford, England : , : Archaeopress Publishing Limited, , [2019]; ©2019
• ISBN: 1-78969-193-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (218 pages)
• Disciplina: 630.094209021
• Soggetti: Excavations (Archaeology) - England; Crops - England - History - To 1500; Agriculture - England - History - To 1500; Great Britain History Anglo-Saxon period, 449-1066
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Abbreviations and notes -- Acknowledgements -- Parameter 1: Principal means of preservation [70%] -- Parameter 2: Presence analysis quorum [1] -- Parameter 3: Dominant crop type [80%] -- Parameter 4: Quorum for dominance calculation [30] -- Parameter 5: Quorum for crop processing analysis, by composition ratios [30] -- Parameter 6: Quorum for crop processing discriminant analysis [10] -- Parameter 7: Quorum for calculating average density [30] -- Parameter 8: Quorum units for presence analysis [10] -- Parameter 9: Quorum for relative proportions of grain [30] -- Parameter 10: Quorum for correspondence analysis [10] -- Parameter 11: Minimum presence for correspondence analysis [3] -- Parameter 12: Significant change for weed presence analysis [10%] -- Appendix 2: Key Metadata -- Metadata 1: Standardised feature types -- Metadata 2: Standardised plant parts -- Metadata 3: Amalgamated plant taxa -- Metadata 4: Weed seed type classifications -- Metadata 5: Flowering habit classifications -- Appendix 4: Inventory of Samples -- Appendix 5: Inventory of Plant Taxa -- Crops: cereals -- Crops: legumes -- Crops: others -- Possible weeds (Class C) -- Non-arable taxa (Class D) -- Indeterminate (Class E) ; -- Bibliography.
• Sommario/riassunto: Farming practices underwent momentous transformations in the Mid Saxon period, between the 7th and 9th centuries AD. This study applies a standardised set of repeatable quantitative analyses to the charred remains of Anglo-Saxon crops and weeds, to shed light on crucial developments in crop husbandry between the 7th and 9th centuries.