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NEW FOSSIL EVIDENCE FOR THE PAST CULTIVATION AND PROCESSING OF HEMP ( CANNABIS SATIVA L.) IN EASTERN ENGLAND
Author(s) -
BRADSHAW R. H. W.,
COXON P.,
GREIG J. R. A.,
HALL A. R.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
new phytologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.742
H-Index - 244
eISSN - 1469-8137
pISSN - 0028-646X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-8137.1981.tb02331.x
Subject(s) - cannabis sativa , achene , pollen , crop , botany , geography , archaeology , biology , agronomy
S ummary Fossil records of Cannabiaceae pollen and Cannabis achenes from Flandrian deposits at three sites in eastern England are presented as further evidence for the past cultivation of this crop. It is suggested that retting of hemp to extract fibre was carried out at each of the sites.