Journal of Archaeology in the Low Countries

Journal of Archaeology in the Low Countries 1-1 (May 2009)

Harvesting underwater meadows, use of eelgrass (Zostera spp.) as indicated by the Dutch archaeological record.

Wouter van der Meer

Keywords: Archaeobotany, Eelgrass, Zostera, vegetable resources, Noord-Holland, Friesland.

1 Eelgrass – a short description

2 Historical use of eelgrass

3 The dike of West Friesland - seaweed dikes (Fig. 3: 1)

4 Schokland – bottom or top? (Fig. 3: 2)

5 Paludanus’ Road – salt extraction (Fig. 3: 3 , Fig. 4)

6 Kimswerd – desalinating eelgrass? (Fig. 3:4)

7 Wijnaldum – seaweed for cattle? (Fig. 3: 5)

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