event · evt_bi_old_catton_millet
Cultivation and consumption of broomcorn millet at Old Catton
Directly dated broomcorn millet grains provide evidence for this crop in eastern Britain near the end of the Bronze Age.
What is the evidence?
observation
Directly dated broomcorn millet grains provide evidence for this crop in eastern Britain near the end of the Bronze Age.observed evidence
Directly dated broomcorn millet grains provide evidence for this crop in eastern Britain near the end of the Bronze Age.The find indicates agricultural diversification and long-distance transmission of a crop package. It does not establish the demographic mechanism by which knowledge or seed arrived.
Inspect the sources →Review and provenance
Specialist reviewer: not recorded. Review date: not recorded.
Dataset workflow: proposed. This is separate from specialist review.
Confidence describes the stated assessment; it does not certify expert approval. How review works.
Chronology
Dating intervals may describe uncertainty or phases; their width alone does not establish event duration.
910 BCE–800 BCE
Precision: direct ams radiocarbon range
Chronology model: regionally resolved positive bce
highPositive BCE integers are used; the larger value is earlier. The range preserves archaeological and calibration uncertainty. The find indicates agricultural diversification and long-distance transmission of a crop package. It does not establish the demographic mechanism by which knowledge or seed arrived.
- supports · dates
The earliest millet in Britain? Panicum miliaceum from Late Bronze Age Old Catton, Norfolk — Matt Brudenell, Ruth Pelling, Chris Phillips, Malgorzata Kwiatkowska (2022)Reports directly dated broomcorn millet from a Late Bronze Age settlement context at Old Catton.
Locator: Abstract; dating and discussion sections
Interpretation and caveats
The find indicates agricultural diversification and long-distance transmission of a crop package. It does not establish the demographic mechanism by which knowledge or seed arrived.
Event context
Classification
Event type: crop introduction and agricultural change
Evidence layer: archaeological
Timeline role: regional core
People and places
Locations: Old Catton, Southern and eastern England archaeological search region
Affected entities: Old Catton, Southern and eastern England archaeological search region
Why it matters to the timeline
This regional-core event adds a securely dated agricultural and connectivity change near 800 BCE.
Research notes
- Reports directly dated broomcorn millet from a Late Bronze Age settlement context at Old Catton. Role: provides evidence and date. Locator: Abstract; dating and discussion sections.
Evidence and sources
- supports · provides evidence and date
The earliest millet in Britain? Panicum miliaceum from Late Bronze Age Old Catton, Norfolk — Matt Brudenell, Ruth Pelling, Chris Phillips, Malgorzata Kwiatkowska (2022)Reports directly dated broomcorn millet from a Late Bronze Age settlement context at Old Catton.
Locator: Abstract; dating and discussion sections
Referenced records
- Southern and eastern England archaeological search region · entity
- Old Catton · entity