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Quality, efficient, professional service for the analysis of environmental samples from archaeological sites.
I provide a specialist consultancy service for the recovery, identification and analysis of charred plant remains. I am also able to carry out sample processing and preliminary assessment of soil samples for the following classes of palaeoenvironmental material:-
- Plant macrofossils
- Fossil pollen
- Fossil insects
- Mollusca
Advice is offered on sampling strategies aimed at maximising the recovery of various classes of material. Samples are processed using appropriate techniques and rapidly assessed, providing an accurate estimate of abundance of material and taxonomic diversity.
Samples from field evaluations are assessed in order to determine the potential of deposits to yield palaeoenvironmental material. Samples from full excavations are assessed in order to target resources for further analysis at suitable selected samples.
Guide to analysis times of common classes of palaeoenvironmental data:-
Type of material Processing Assessment
Charred plant remians (approx 30 litre sample) 1.5 hours 0.75 hours
Waterlogged plant remains (approx 5 litre sample) 1.5 hours 1 hours
Fossil pollen (16 samples intervals) 7 hours 14 hours
All reports are written following guidelines laid out in the English Heritage document Management of Archaeological Projects2 (MAP2)
To discuss your requirements or for quotations please contact:-
Ellen Simmons - 07814 380832 ellensimmons@btinternet.com
BSc (hons.) Archaeological Science, MSc Environmental Archaeology and Palaeoeconomy - The University of Sheffield, Department of Archaeology.
Member of the Association for Environmental Archaeology.