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Table 1 Summary of the plant and animal remains found during excavation of Middle/Upper Thames prehistoric sites

From: Palaeodiet at Eton College Rowing Course, Buckinghamshire: isotopic changes in human diet in the Neolithic, Bronze Age, Iron Age and Roman periods throughout the British Isles

 

Domesticated animals

Wild animals

Plants

References

Neolithic

Cattle

Auroch

Emmer wheat

Allen et al. 2012a

 

Sheep/goat

Red deer

Einkorn wheat

Fairbairn 1999

 

Pig

Roe deer

Bread wheat

Grigson 1999

 

Horse

Fox

Hulled barley

Helbaek 1952

 

Dog

Cat

Naked barley

Hillman 1981

  

Mustelid

Hazel

Levitan 1992

  

Hedgehog

Crab apple

Moffett et al. 1989

  

Otter

Raspberry

Mulville and Grigson 2007

  

Wild boar

Blackberry

Robertson-Mackay 1987

  

Hare

Sloe

Serjeantson 1996

  

Water vole

Fat hen

Straker 1990

  

Bird

  

Bronze Age

Cattle

Red deer

Spelt wheat

Allen et al. 2009

 

Sheep/goat

Badger

Emmer wheat

Allen et al. 2012b

 

Pig

Otter

Barley

Campbell 1992

 

Horse

Cat

Legumes

Jones 1978

 

Dog

Fish

Sheeps sorrel

Moffett 2004

  

Birds (e.g. goose, duck, owl)

Bistorts

Serjeantson 1996

   

May weed

 
   

Flax

 
   

Blackberry

 
   

Sloe

 
   

Hazel

 
   

Elderberry

 
   

Onion couch

 

Iron Age

Cattle

Red deer

Spelt wheat

Booth et al. 2007

 

Sheep/goat

Roe deer

Emmer wheat

Jones 1978

 

Pig

Fox

Bread/club wheat

Jones 1984

 

Horse

Badger

Six-row hulled barley

Letts 1993

 

Dog

Hare

Legumes (e.g. Celticbean and pea)

Moffett 2004

 

Domestic fowl

Weasel

Oats

Mulville and Levitan 2004

 

Cat

Vole

Hazel

Mulville and Powell 2005

  

Bird (e.g. raven)

Fat hen

Smith 1977

   

Berries

 
   

Sedge

 
   

Mayweed

 
   

Dandelion

 
   

Dock

 
   

Vetch

 

Roman

Cattle

Red deer

Spelt wheat

Booth et al. 2007

 

Sheep/goat

Roe deer

Emmer wheat

Challis 2006

 

Pig

Hare

Bread/club wheat

Hamilton-Dyer 1997

 

Horse

Fish

6-row hulled barley

Jones 1975

 

Dog

Bird

Oats

Levitan 1992

 

Domestic fowl

Bees

Rye

Robinson nd

 

Cat

Oyster

Pulses (e.g. pea and field beans)

 
 

Donkey

 

Cabbage

 
   

Coriander

 
   

Plum

 
   

Celery

 
   

Cherry

 
   

Dill

 
   

Pear

 
   

Summer savory