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Serris-Les Ruelles is an early medieval demesne (manor house) showing the bipartite structure which is typical of this kind of landed property. The organisation is based on social difference: on the one hand the lord in his manor house, on the other the peasant in their village. The difference is apparent from the inorganic remains. Two out of four possible criteria were applied to investigate whether the difference is also apparent in plant food. The result of the investigation was negative. The reason might be that the spatial and economic separation between lord and peasant was not yet wide enough where food was concerned.
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de Hingh, A., Bakels, C. Palaeobotanical evidence for social difference? The example of the early medieval domain of Serris-Les Ruelles, France. Veget Hist Archaebot 5, 117–120 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00189441
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