Lovö
🆔 Identification
| ID | #245 |
|---|---|
| Site | Lovö |
| Period | Middle Ages |
| Context | Funerary |
| Archaeological Context | Raä 28C, Tombe A20, dans cendres du bûcher - Raä 28C, Grave A20 in cremation layer |
| Interpretation | Bread |
| Researcher ID | PETRE Bo |
| Published | Yes |
📍 Location
| Site | Lovö |
|---|---|
| GPS Coordinates | Lat: 59.335250976579, Long: 17.811987871825 |
| Country | Sweden |
| Region | Södermanland |
| City | Lovö |
🔍 Excavation
| Excavation name | Lovö |
|---|---|
| Supervisor | Not specified |
| Start date | 2004 |
| End date | 2004 |
| Sampling method | In Situ |
| Context integrity | In Situ |
⏳ Dating
| Dating type | Not specified |
|---|---|
| Dating method | Not specified |
| Dating (text) | ca. CE 600 |
| Standardized dates (BP) | 1350 – 1350 |
📏 Physical Characteristics
| Typology | With shape |
|---|---|
| Shape | Circular |
| Coarseness | Smooth |
| Number of fragments | 3 |
| Dimensions | |
| Max (L×W×H) | 50 × — × 30 cm |
| Min (L×W×H) | Not specified |
| Real (L×W×T) | Not specified |
🛡️ Conservation & Surface
| Conservation state | Whole |
|---|---|
| Preservation condition | Charred |
| Porosity | Not specified |
| Texture | Not specified |
| Ornamentation | Not specified |
| Upper surface | Convex |
| Lower surface | Flat |
📝 Additional Descriptions
| Comments | Fractures and outer surface of the bun impregnated with ash and clay. A small oblong stone with a worked pointed end extended out of the centre of the bun. Interior very dark and burnt. |
|---|---|
| Reference | CHEVALIER A. et al (2014) - Plants and People: Choices and Diversity Through Time, Early agricultural remnants and technical heritage (EARTH) : 8,000 years of resilience and innovation, volume 1, Oxford, Philadelphia, Oxbow Books, 501 p., ISBN:978-1-84217-514-9 |
🔬 Microscopic Observations
Primary Particles
| Total number | — |
|---|---|
| Class | Plant |
| Organization | — |
| Plant types | — |
| Taxonomy | — |
| Identified taxa | Hordeum vulgare |
| Taphonomy | — |
| Size measurements (µm) | |
| Min / Max / Avg | — / — / — µm |
| Relative frequency | — |
Secondary Particles
| Total number | — |
|---|---|
| Category | — |
| Types | — |
| Taxonomy | — |
| Taphonomy | — |
| Size measurements (µm) | |
| Min / Max / Avg | — / — / — µm |
| Relative frequency | — |
Matrix
| Microstructure class | — |
|---|---|
| Structure type | — |
| Matrix type | — |
| Matrix attribute | — |
| Nb measurements | — |
| Average pore size | — |
| Matrix measurements (µm) | |
| Min / Max | — / — µm |
| Relative frequency | — |