entity · site_bi_old_catton
Old Catton
Settlement near Norwich with securely dated broomcorn millet evidence.
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: broad archaeological range
- informs · defines or contextualizes
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
Research description
The site contributes direct evidence for crop diversification around the Bronze–Iron Age transition. One charred crop assemblage does not define the economy of all eastern Britain.
Evidence and sources
- supports · defines or contextualizes
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
- Geography assertion for site_bi_old_catton · geography assertion