Senhora Do Barrocal
🆔 Identification
| ID | #509 |
|---|---|
| Site | Senhora Do Barrocal |
| Period | Middle Ages |
| Context | Domestic |
| Archaeological Context | S. u. 130. Wall 112: filling reusing fire debris. 4th moment of Phase 2. |
| Interpretation | Porridge |
| Published | Yes |
📍 Location
| Site | Senhora Do Barrocal |
|---|---|
| GPS Coordinates | Lat: 40.7382778, Long: -7.6424 |
| Country | Portugal |
| Region | Central Portugal |
| City | Sátão |
🔍 Excavation
| Excavation name | Senhora Do Barrocal |
|---|---|
| Supervisor | Not specified |
| Start date | Not specified |
| End date | Not specified |
| Sampling method | Not specified |
| Context integrity | Scattered |
⏳ Dating
| Dating type | Not specified |
|---|---|
| Dating method | Not specified |
| Dating (text) | 10th - 11th centuries AD |
| Standardized dates (BP) | 1049 – 850 |
📏 Physical Characteristics
| Typology | Amorphous |
|---|---|
| Shape | Amorphous |
| Number of fragments | 2 |
| Dimensions | |
| Max (L×W×H) | 42 × — × — cm |
| Min (L×W×H) | 10 × — × — cm |
| Real (L×W×T) | Not specified |
🛡️ Conservation & Surface
| Conservation state | Fragmented |
|---|---|
| Preservation condition | Charred |
| Porosity | Homogeneous |
| Texture | Not specified |
| Ornamentation | Not specified |
| Upper surface | Not specified |
| Lower surface | Not specified |
📝 Additional Descriptions
| Comments | Average particle size: >500 µm |
|---|---|
| Reference | SEABRA L. et al. (2022) - Crops on the Rocks: Production, Processing, and Storage at the Early Medieval Site of Senhora Do Barrocal (Municipality of Sátão, Central Portugal), PLants 11, 471, 26 p. DOI:10.3390/plants11040471 ; ISSN: 2223-7747 |
🔬 Microscopic Observations
Primary Particles
| Total number | — |
|---|---|
| Class | Plant |
| Organization | — |
| Plant types | — |
| Taxonomy | — |
| Identified taxa | Hordeum sp.;Triticum sp.;Secale cereale;Avena sativa;Lens culinaris;Vicia sativa |
| 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 | — |