Glastonbury Lake Village, Godney, Somerset: Identifications and Analysis of Waterlogged Wood Remains Recovered from Glastonbury Lake Village
Author(s): Zoë Hazell, Dana Challinor
During excavations at Glastonbury Lake Village in 2014, samples of the waterlogged wood and peat deposits were recovered. This report presents the results of the wood recording (including identifications, ring counts, season of felling, and amount of compression) carried out on the wood samples taken from a range of contexts associated with settlement mounds and palisade features, and a wood reburial site. Much of the material was compressed to some degree, which, together with poor preservation sometimes made wood identifications difficult or impossible. Of the seven wood types identified, Alnus (alder) and Populus/Salix (poplar/willow) dominate and were probably locally sourced.
- Report Number:
- 1/2018
- Series:
- Research Report
- Pages:
- 32
- Keywords:
- Iron Age Wood Wood, Waterlogged
