🆔 Identification

ID#1
SiteSaint-memmie "La Trussonnerie"
PeriodRoman Period
ContextFunerary
InterpretationFlatbread
Researcher IDPOUGET Nathalie
PublishedYes

📍 Location

SiteSaint-memmie "La Trussonnerie"
GPS Coordinates Lat: 48.9469444, Long: 4.3833333333333
CountryFrance
RegionGrand-Est
DepartmentMarne
CitySaint-Memmie

🔍 Excavation

Excavation nameSaint-memmie "La Trussonnerie"
SupervisorNot specified
Start date2006
End date2006
Sampling methodNot specified

⏳ Dating

Dating typeNot specified
Dating methodRelative
Dating (text)env. 50 AD - 69 AD
Standardized dates (BP) 1900 – 1881

📏 Physical Characteristics

TypologyWith shape
ShapeSemicircular
CoarsenessSmooth
Weight56.5 g
Number of fragments1
Dimensions
Max (L×W×H) 99 × 58 × 23 cm
Min (L×W×H) Not specified
Real (L×W×T) 130 × 130 × 23 cm

🛡️ Conservation & Surface

Conservation stateFragmented
Preservation conditionCharred
PorosityHomogeneous
TextureNot specified
OrnamentationNone
Upper surfaceNot specified
Lower surfaceNot specified

📝 Additional Descriptions

Comments
Abundant sound fragments. Superficial cracks with linear edges; internal cracks with irregular edges.
Reference
HEISS A. G., POUGET N., WIETHOLD J., DELOR-AHÜ A., LE GOFF I. (2015) – Tissue-based analysis of a charred flat bread (galette) from a Roman cemetery at Saint-Memmie (Dép. Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, north-eastern France), Journal of Archaeological Science, 55, p.71-82. DOI:10.1016/j.jas.2014.12.014 , ISSN: 03054403

🔬 Microscopic Observations

Primary Particles

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Hordeum vulgare;Triticum monococcum
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Matrix

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