ABSTRACT
This chapter, on the environmental evidence from Hulton, includes a study of pollen and macrofossil remains from graves, a study of small mammal bones and a study of large mammal bones. It should be said at the outset that the lack of vertical stratigraphy means that changes over time are not possible to detect. Samples were taken from graves with the aim of investigating burial practice such as the placing of garlands in the grave, or the use of organic materials as a grave lining or packing. During excavation, the graves were believed to be cut into boulder clay inside a building. Macrofossil remains were recovered from bulk samples from the fill above skeleton 50001. Identification of fragments of wood were from straight grained timber, from roundwood and twig wood. Identification of plant fibres was possible, namely fibres of hemp, flax, hair moss, and bracken stem.
