Greig, J. R A. (1990). FROM LIME FOREST TO HEATHLAND - 5000 YEARS OF CHANGE AT WEST HEATH SPA, HAMPSTEAD, LONDON.. Fort Cumberland: Historic England. https://doi.org/10.5284/1033567. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 FROM LIME FOREST TO HEATHLAND - 5000 YEARS OF CHANGE AT WEST HEATH SPA, HAMPSTEAD, LONDON.
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Series:		 Historic England Research Reports
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https://doi.org/10.5284/1033567
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Publication Type:		 Report (in Series)
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Abstract:		 Organic samples from a spring on Hampstead Heath, north London provided the results for a pollen diagram covering the time from the early neolithic until the postmedieval period. As the site was small, it covers the vegetation of the dry land exceptionally well. There were also a few seeds that were studied. The results show that there was originally a lime forest. This was cleared in successive phases and replaced by open vegetation with heathland and holly woods. Cereals were grown, and buckwheat. In the latest phase, sweet chestnut, walnut and horse chestnut were planted. Organic samples also contained a number of important beetle faunas. The results indicate old forest with lime, and rotting trees in the early part of the neolithic sequence. Dung beetles appear at the elm decline horizon (later neolithic), and there are less signs of forest and more of damp open soils, pools and of insects feeding upon aquatic vegetation.
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Author:		 J R A Greig
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Publisher:		 Historic England
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Greater London HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 1990
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Site: West Heath Spa, Hampstead Heath
Parish: HAMPSTEAD
District: Camden
County: Greater London
Country: England
Location - Auto Detected: Hampstead Heath north London
Grid Reference: 526000, 186500 (Easting, Northing)
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EARLY PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods) INSECT REMAINS (Object England)
EARLY PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods) PLANT REMAINS (Object England)
EARLY PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods) Forest (Monus)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
Later Neolithic (Auto Detected Temporal)
Early Neolithic (Auto Detected Temporal)
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OASIS Id: englishh2-131180
OBIB: 18/1990
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Note:		 A4 bound report of 10pp.
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URI: http://services.english-heritage.org.uk/ResearchReportsPdfs/018-1990.pdf
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Created Date:		 28 Nov 2016