Unusual food plants from Oakbank Crannog, Loch Tay, Scottish Highlands : cloudberry, opium poppy and spelt wheat / Jennifer J. Miller.
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Anthropology TodaySummary: 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 type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Analítica de revista | Biblioteca Central Colección General | General | ANTIQUITY-278/98 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | FICTICIO467 |
Antiquity 72 (1998): 805Ð811
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.
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