Several hundred archaeobotanical studies now provide a broad overview of plant husbandry practices in northern France from the Bronze Age to the medieval period. Some unknowns nevertheless remain concerning the species considered as possible minor crops. They often have an ambiguous status, which deserves a closer examination in order to specify their possible cultivation and uses. This is the case of Bromus secalinus (rye brome), a wild member of the Poaceae, which was potentially used as food and fodder, and whose consumption has been suggested by several authors based on the regular discovery of mass finds of its seeds in domestic contexts and assemblages including cultivated plants. Rye brome has then been considered as a “near-crop”. Could the re-examination of brome grass rich assemblages and processed crops of cereal grains help us to clarify the status of the plant? On the basis of the macrofossil results from 338 occupations in northern France dated from 1325 bc to ad 1500 and the comparison of archaeological finds with ancient texts, we try to discover what the uses of this plant may have been and how its perception may have evolved over time. The discovery of possible seed cake fragments made of brome grass in two rural settlements represents a hint for its potential consumption during the Iron Age. However a careful examination of the frequencies of rye brome over the time span shows that abundant finds are ultimately rather few and mainly clustered before the 2nd century bc, when a major change in crop choices happened. This led to a change in the processing of cereals and the form in which they were brought back to the sites. Abundant rye brome finds appear to be linked to the persistence of hulled cereals and the processing techniques that were specifically applied to them.

现在，数百项考古植物学研究概述了法国北部从青铜时代到中世纪时期的植物饲养实践。然而，关于被认为可能是次要作物的物种仍存在一些未知数。它们通常具有不明确的状态，应仔细检查以指明其可能的栽培和用途。布鲁莫氏菌就是这种情况（黑麦溴），禾本科的一种野生成员，有可能被用作食物和饲料，一些作者根据在家庭环境和包括栽培植物在内的组合中大量发现其种子的建议，提出了食用黑麦的建议。黑麦布罗姆被认为是“近作”。重新检查富含溴草的农具和谷物的加工农作物是否可以帮助我们弄清植物的状况？从338个职业在法国北部的大化石的结果，从1325日的基础BC到广告1500年，并将考古发现与古代文献进行比较，我们试图发现这种植物的用途，以及随着时间的流逝，它的观念如何演变。在两个农村居民点发现了可能由溴草制成的种子蛋糕碎片，这表明了铁器时代潜在消费的暗示。但是，仔细检查一段时间内黑麦溴的频率，可以发现大量的发现最终很少，并且主要集中在公元前2世纪之前。，当农作物选择发生重大变化时。这导致谷物加工方法的改变以及谷物被带回现场的形式。黑麦溴的发现似乎与脱壳谷物的持久性以及专门用于它们的加工技术有关。