Ritus, Rausch und Randerscheinungen

Die Pflanzenreste der spätslawischen Inselburg Olsborg im Großen Plöner See (Schleswig-Holstein)

Abstract

50 soil samples were taken from the central settlement of Olsborg (Großer Plöner See, Schleswig-Holstein). These samples contain more than 12,000 subfossil plant remains. Common remains of gathered plants include raspberry (Rubus ideaus) and blackberry (Rubus fruticosus). Only a few charred grains of barley, rye, wheat and oat were found. Clear differences are obvious regarding the spatial distribution of the plant remains. Comparisons of waterlogged plant remains from four medieval North German places (Quetzin, Olsborg, Starigard / Oldenburg, Haithabu) show that commonly gathered plants, including raspberry and blackberry, occur at every location. As expected, only imported plants such as wine and walnut can be found in Haithabu. The large quantity of remains of potential medicinal herbs such as Hypericum, Mentha and Hyoscyamus can be considered an indicator for a unique function of the Slavonic site Olsborg.