Unusual food plants from Oakbank Crannog, Loch Tay, Scottish Highlands : cloudberry, opium poppy and spelt wheat /

Oakbank is one of 18 crannogs in Loch Tay, and the first in Britain to have been excavated underwater. The abundant and well-preserved plant remains indicate a prosperous society with a well-founded arable and pastoral agriculture. Opium poppy and spelt wheat remains imply trade and suggest high sta...

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Main Author: Miller, Jennifer J.
Format: Analitica de revista
Language:English
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Summary:Oakbank is one of 18 crannogs in Loch Tay, and the first in Britain to have been excavated underwater. The abundant and well-preserved plant remains indicate a prosperous society with a well-founded arable and pastoral agriculture. Opium poppy and spelt wheat remains imply trade and suggest high status. Cloudberry pips highlight long-range gathering, possibly during transhumance.
Item Description:Antiquity 72 (1998): 805Ð811