Nootonderzoek in Flevoland. Bijzondere botanische resten in het 18de-eeuwse vrachtschip OO 64a (Dronten)

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A hard nut to crack. Exceptional botanical remains in the 18th century shipwreck OO 64a (Dronten, the Netherlands). This paper focuses on the botanical remains that were extracted from the 18th century shipwreck OO 64a that was found in the former Zuiderzee, the Netherlands. Among the plant remains, 36 fragments of almond were found, representing the largest quantity of almonds ever found in a Dutch archaeological context. Besides almonds, remains of walnut, hazelnut, grape and multiple wild plants were found in the shipwreck. Many of the nut fragments contained gnawing marks, suggesting the presence of rats and/or mice in the ship during its catastrophic journey. The wild plants represent different forms of disturbance: depositional and post-depositional.