🆔 Identification

ID#544
SiteBearsden
PeriodRoman Period
ContextOther
Archaeological ContextMilitary ditch
InterpretationFarine/ Flour
PublishedYes

📍 Location

SiteBearsden
GPS Coordinates Lat: 55.921359, Long: -4.33537
CountryUnited Kingdom
RegionScotland
CityBearsden

🔍 Excavation

Excavation nameBearsden
SupervisorNot specified
Start dateNot specified
End dateNot specified
Sampling methodNot specified
Context integrityScattered

⏳ Dating

Dating typeNot specified
Dating methodRelative
Dating (text)142-158 AD
Standardized dates (BP) 1808 – 1792

📏 Physical Characteristics

TypologyAmorphous
ShapeAmorphous
Dimensions
Max (L×W×H) Not specified
Min (L×W×H) Not specified
Real (L×W×T) Not specified

🛡️ Conservation & Surface

Conservation stateFragmented
Preservation conditionCharred
PorosityNot specified
TextureNot specified
OrnamentationNot specified
Upper surfaceNot specified
Lower surfaceNot specified

📝 Additional Descriptions

Comments
Described as flour or bread by Dickson.
Reference
DICKSON J.H., DICKSON C., BREEZE D.J. (1979) - Flour or bread in a Roman military ditch at Bearden, Scotland, Antiquity 53, 207, p. 47-52 ISSN:0003-598X

🔬 Microscopic Observations

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Coriandrum sativum;Papaver somniferum
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Matrix

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