Black Henbane (Hyoscyamus nigerL.) in the Scottish Neolithic: A Re-evaluation of Palynological Findings from Grooved Ware Pottery at Balfarg Riding School and Henge, Fife

Re-analysis of the pollen and macrofossil content of residues adhering to sherds of Grooved Ware, excavated from the Balfarg/Balbirnie ceremonial complex (Barclay & Russell-White, 1993), was undertaken to assess the methodology and techniques in analyses on unconventional deposits of this type a...

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Published in:Journal of archaeological science 1999-01, Vol.26 (1), p.45-52
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