Down by the river : archaeological, palaeoenvironmental and geoarchaeological investigations of the Suffolk River valleys / Benjamin Gearey, Henry Chapman and Andy J. Howard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gearey, Benjamin R., author.

Chapman, Henry, 1973- author.

Howard, Andrew J., author.

Language:

English

French

German

Subjects (All):

Rivers--England--Suffolk.

Rivers.

Valleys--England--Suffolk.

Valleys.

Excavations (Archaeology)--England--Suffolk.

Excavations (Archaeology).

Paleoecology--England--Suffolk.

Paleoecology.

Paleoecology--Holocene.

Archaeological geology--England--Suffolk.

Archaeological geology.

Geology, Stratigraphic--Holocene.

Geology, Stratigraphic.

Antiquities.

Holocene Geologic Period.

Suffolk (England)--Antiquities.

Suffolk (England).

East Anglia (England)--Antiquities.

East Anglia (England).

England--East Anglia.

England--Suffolk.

Physical Description:

xiv, 226 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 31 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; Philadelphia : Oxbow Books, 2016.

Language Note:

Summary is in English, German, and French.

Summary:

"Whilst East Anglia has long been known as a key area for the preservation of important Palaeolithic archaeological and palaeoenvironmental deposits, relatively little study of the Holocene record has previously been carried out. This volume presents the results of palaeoenvironmental, archaeological and geoarchaeological investigations focused on the Post-Glacial record preserved in the Suffolk river valleys. The work discussed includes two phases of Historic England/Aggregate Levy Sustainability Funded palaeoenvironmental assessment (pollen, radiocarbon dating, beetle and diatoms) under the auspices of the Suffolk River Valleys Project (SRVP); various environmental archaeological commercial projects across Suffolk largely carried out by Birmingham Archaeo-Environmental, University of Birmingham, under PPG 16 and subsequent legislative frameworks; and the archaeological excavation and associated palaeoenvironmental analysis of three late prehistoric timber alignments on the floodplain of the lower Waveney Valley at Beccles, Barsham and Geldeston (Norfolk)"--Summary.

Contents:

Introduction: Archaeological and palaeoecological research in East Anglia

The Suffolk River Valleys Project (SRVP) Phases I and II (2006-2008) / with contributions from Tom Hill, Peter Marshall, William Fletcher and Emma Tetlow

Palaeoenvironmental and geoarchaeological investigations of the Suffolk River Valleys : Birmingham Archaeo-Environmental Commercial Projects, 2005-2012 / with contributions from Tom Hill, Emma Hopla, Kristina Krawiec, Emma Tetlow, Pam Grinter, David Smith, Wendy Smith, Eileen Reilly and Andy Moss

Archaeological excavations and analyses of a late prehistoric timber alignment: the Beccles Project (2006-2012) / with Michael Bamforth, Kristina Krawiec, Eamonn Baldwin, Chris Gaffney, Emma Hopla, Peter Marshall, Abby Mynett, David Smith, Wendy Smith, Ian Tyers, Cathy Tester and Sarah Percival

Archaeological excavations and analyses of other late prehistoric timber alignments in the Waveney Valley: excavations at Barsham (2007) and Geldeston (2011) / with Michael Bamforth, Kristina Krawiec, Catherine Griffiths, Tom Hill, Kelly Smith, Ian Tyers and Heather Wallis

Assessing the preservation of the archaeo-environmental resource at Beccles and Barsham: implications for future management and preservation in situ / with Ian Panter, Emma Hopla, David Smith, Wendy Smith, William Fletcher and Ingrid Ward

Holocene environments, the archaeological record and human activity in the Suffolk River Valleys: synthesis, discussion and conclusions / with Mike Bamforth, Tom Hill, Clare Good, Will Fletcher, Kristina Krawiec, Michael Lobb and Eugene Ch'ng.

Notes:

"Historic England"--Back cover.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-213) and index.

ISBN:

9781785701689

1785701681

OCLC:

942835176