Preliminary identification works.
All floated and cleaned samples were sorted, counted and preliminarily identified.
Sampling Date 04.07.2010 07.07.2010 07.07.2010 07.07.2010 07.07.2010 03.07.2010 03.07.2010 04.07.2010 04.07.2010 07.07.2010
Gegharot, Trench 26 26 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 Gegharot Village, Tomb
Context Locus (Δ) 8 8 507 510 511 506 506 508 508 A
Context Fireplace Under fireplace Under ceramic sherds Fireplace Fireplace Inside corner made by 2 raised linear features ("berms") SSW from MB01, E of raised linear feature ("berm") Just south of the trench wall and just east of the LBA wall. Many bones and LBA ceramic fragments are found in this corner, also mouse hole with mouse bones. Just south of Ar/Ge.T19.508.MB.01, south of the trench wall and just east of the LBA wall. Vessel
Soil sample Locus (Δ) Number of samples 9 5 4 9 11 507 510 511 506 506 508 508 -
Soil sample Volume (liter) 70 46 24 3 11 10 11 11 6 6 6 6 11
Concentration (unit/liter) 9.6 12.9 3.3 0.0 0.7 3.2 25.8 24.5 8.2 3.2 1.8 0.0 3.1
Notes Full with roots and rodents coprolites Full with roots and rodents coprolites MB2 MB1; Upper eastern continuation of Δ511. Black (burnt) soil surrounded with reddish one. Below sample from Δ507. There was a ants's nest in this situation. MB1; Black (burnt) soil fill of clay base fireplace. MB1 MB2 MB1 MB2 Rodents coprolite
Period EBA LBA EBA EBA EBA EBA EBA LBA LBA LBA LBA LBA
Taxa number 75 75 75 0 3 6 14 13 5 3 4 0 6
Plant Taxa Find (Organ) Preservation 673 594 79 0 8 32 284 270 49 19 11 0 34
CULTIGENS
CEREALS (Gramineae) 78% 88% 3% #DIV/0! 88% 25% 87% 96% 2% 0% 9% #DIV/0! 3%
Unidentified grains (fragments) ratio inside cereals 65% 65% 100% 0% 86% 63% 59% 71% 100% 0% 100% 0% 0%
Triticeae gen. spp. grain unidentifiable fragments charred 343 341 2 - 6 5 146 184 1 - 1 - -
Barley - wheat ratio 46% 46% 0% 0% 0% 67% 52% 37% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100%
Hordeum vulgare unidentifiable grains charred 83 83 0 - - 2 53 28 - - - - 1
Hordeum vulgare (hulled) triplet position unidentifiable hulled grains charred 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - -
H. vulgare (hulled) triplet middle hulled grains charred 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Hordeum vulgare ssp. vulgare convar. vulgare triplet left hulled grains charred 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - -
H. vulgare ssp. vulgare convar. vulgare triplet right hulled grains charred 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Wheat - barley ratio 54% 54% 0% 0% 100% 33% 48% 63% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
cf. Triticum spp. grains charred 39 39 0 - - - 14 25 - - - - -
Triticum spp. grains charred 32 32 0 - 1 1 14 16 - - - - -
Triticum aestivum/turgidum/durum grains charred 25 25 0 - - - 20 5 - - - - -
Triticum cf. aestivum grains charred 2 2 0 - - - 1 1 - - - - -
Triticum cf. aestivum ssp. compactum grains charred 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Triticum cf. aestivum ssp. sphaerococcum grains charred 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Triticum cf. durum grains charred 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Triticum dicoccum spikelet charred 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Triticum dicoccum grains charred 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Triticum cf. dicoccum grains charred 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Triticum dicoccum/Secale sp. grains charred 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Grape (Vitaceae)
Vitis vinifera/sylvestris pip charred 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - -
WEEDS 22% 12% 97% #DIV/0! 13% 75% 13% 4% 98% 100% 91% #DIV/0! 97%
Poaceae
Triticum/Aegilops sp. grains charred 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - -
cf. Secale sp. grains charred 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Secale sp. grains charred 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - -
cf. Avena sp. grains charred 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - -
cf. Bromus sp. grains charred 1 1 0 - - - 1 - - - - - -
Lolium sp. grains charred 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Paniceae gen. sp. grains charred 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Poaceae gen. sp. grains, fragments charred 6 6 0 - - - 5 1 - - - - 6
Fabaceae
Fabaceae gen. sp. (Vicia sp.?) seeds charred 1 0 1 - - - - - - - 1 - -
Rubiaceae
Galium sp. half mericarps charred 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Galium cf. spurium half mericarps charred 49 15 34 - - 1 14 - 29 5 - - 13
Boraginaceae
Buglossoides arvensis erems biomineralized 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Buglossoides arvensis erems biomineralized+burnt 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Rochelia sp. erems biomineralized 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Lycopsis orientalis/Anchusa ovata/Nonea pulla erems biomineralized 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Echium sp. erems biomineralized 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Polygonaceae
Rumex sp. seeds charred 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Rumex sp. seeds mineralized 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Polygonum spp. nutlets charred 1 1 0 - - 1 - - - - - - -
Polygonum spp. nutlets mineralized 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Polygonum aviculare seeds charred 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Polygonum cf. aviculare seeds charred 1 1 0 - - - - 1 - - - - -
Polygonum cf. convolvulus seeds charred 1 1 0 - - - - 1 - - - - -
Polygonum convolvulus seeds charred 2 2 0 - - - - 2 - - - - -
Polygonum convolvulus seeds mineralized 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Polygonaceae gen. spp. nutlets charred 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - 4
Brassicaceae
Thlaspi arvense seeds charred 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Thlaspi arvense seeds mineralized 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Neslia sp. capsules charred 4 4 0 - - - 3 1 - - - - -
Neslia sp. capsules mineralized 1 0 1 - - - - - - - 1 - -
Brassicaceae gen. sp. seeds mineralized 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Convolvulaceae
cf. Convolvulus sp. nutlets charred 2 2 0 - - - 2 - - - - - -
Convolvulus arvensis nutlets charred 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Convolvulus arvensis nutlets mineralized 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Chenopodiaceae
Chenopodium sp. seeds charred 4 2 2 - - - 2 - 2 - - - 2
Chenopodium sp. seeds mineralized 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Solanaceae
Hyoscyamus cf. niger seeds charred 5 1 4 - - - 1 - 3 1 - - -
Hyoscyamus cf. niger seeds mineralized 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Ranunculaceae
Adonis sp. seeds charred 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Violaceae
cf. Viola sp. seeds charred 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Asteraceae
Asteraceae gen. sp.1 seeds charred 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Asteraceae gen. sp.2 seeds charred 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Asteraceae gen. sp. seeds charred 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Apiaceae
cf. Chaerophyllum sp. half mericarp mineralized 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Apiaceae gen. sp.2 seeds charred 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Lamiaceae
Lamiaceae gen. sp.1 nutlets mineralized 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Lamiaceae gen. sp.2 nutlets charred 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllaceae gen. sp.1 seeds charred 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - -
cf. Caryophyllaceae gen. sp. seeds mineralized 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Cyperaceae
Cyperaceae gen. spp. nutlets charred 1 1 0 - - - - 1 - - - - -
Cyperaceae gen. sp.1, cf. Scirpus sp. nutlets charred 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Cyperaceae gen. sp.2, cf. Carex sp. nutlets charred 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Eleocharis sp. nutlets charred 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Rosaceae
Rosa sp. nutstones charred 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Unidentified group
Species 1 fruit charred 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Species 2 seeds charred 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Various species seeds 70 35 35 - 1 22 8 4 14 13 8 - 8
Small rodents coprolite +++ +++ - - - - - ++ - +++