🆔 Identification

ID#545
SiteLindow moss (Lindow II)
PeriodIron Age
ContextBowel remains
InterpretationBread
PublishedYes

📍 Location

SiteLindow moss (Lindow II)
GPS Coordinates Lat: 53.328114, Long: -2.252466
CountryUnited Kingdom
RegionEngland
CityWilmslow

🔍 Excavation

Excavation nameLindow moss (Lindow II)
SupervisorNot specified
Start date1983
End date1985
Sampling methodNot specified

⏳ Dating

Dating typeNot specified
Dating methodNot specified
Dating (text)1st c. AD
Standardized dates (BP) 1949 – 1850

📏 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 stateNot specified
Preservation conditionCharred
PorosityNot specified
TextureNot specified
OrnamentationNot specified
Upper surfaceNot specified
Lower surfaceNot specified

📝 Additional Descriptions

Reference
FISCHER C. 1999. The Tollund Man and the Elling Woman – and other bog bodies from Central Jutland. In: J.B. Coles/J. Coles/M.S. Jørgensen (eds.), Bog Bodies, Sacred Sites and Wetland Archaeology. WARP Occasional paper 12 (Exeter 1999), 93 – 98 ISBN 13 9780951911754 ; GOWLETT, J. A. J.; HEDGES, R. E. M.; LAW, I. A. (1989). Radiocarbon accelerator (AMS) dating of Lindow Man. Antiquity, 63(238), 71–79, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003598X00075591

🔬 Microscopic Observations

Primary Particles

Total number
ClassPlant
Organization
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Taxonomy
Identified taxa
Triticum dicoccum;Triticum spelta;Hordeum vulgare
Taphonomy
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Secondary Particles

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Taxonomy
Taphonomy
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Matrix

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