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Research

Sedge research

One more generic area of active research is to try to improve identification criteria for sedges (Carex spp. especially), which can provide information about quite precise environmental conditions; this is aimed especially at the ever time and money constrained developer-funded interventions. My publication in Journal of Roman Archaeology Supplement gives a demonstration of the value of these plants (2013. The world is a bundle of hay: investigating land management for animal fodder around Vindolanda, based on plant remains.pp 33-51 in Collins, R and Symonds, M (Eds). Breaking down boundaries: Hadrian’s Wall in the 21st century. JRA supplmentary series volume 93).