Smith, B. M., ed. (2002). A palaeoecological study of raised mires in the Humberhead Levels. Oxford: John and Erica Hedges Ltd.

Title The title of the publication or report Title:	A palaeoecological study of raised mires in the Humberhead Levels
Series The series the publication or report is included in Series:	British Archaeological Reports
Volume Volume number and part Volume:	336
Number of Pages The number of pages in the publication or report Number of Pages:	154
Publication Type The type of publication - report, monograph, journal article or chapter from a book Publication Type:	Monograph Chapter (in Series)
Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report Abstract:	On the Humberhead Levels between the Rivers Ouse and Trent, the former raised mires of Hatfield Moors and Thorne Moors have been studies using pollen analytical, stratigraphic and radiocarbon dating techniques. Pollen analysis of nine sites from both mires has revealed a series of changes in vegetation which can be attributed to the activities of people. A series of phases of agricultural activity have been delimited from the Bronze Age through to the Middle Ages. These periods of agricultural activity are separated by phases of forest or woodland regeneration. Five regional pollen assemblage zones have been proposed encompassing a period of time from c.4500 BP to c.500 BP. Microstratigraphic study of the ombrotrophic peat from both mires has revealed a number of recurrence surfaces, of which the unhumified peat component corresponds to phase shifts to wetter mire conditions. These recurrence surfaces have been placed into five major groups which appear to reflect, in the main, deteriorations in the prevailing climate, although sea-level changes and autogenic vegetational processes are also of importance. Macrostratigraphic investigation of both mires has enabled the peat deposits to be categorised into three distinct stages of mire development: rheotrophic, mesotrophic and ombrotrophic mire. Thorne Moors shows all three stages, although there are temporal variations in the initiation and persistence of these stages in different areas of the mire. On Hatfield Moors, only a very limited development of the first two stages was encountered, and ombrotrophic peats are dominant. The differences in ontogenesis may be due to hydroedaphic variations in the vicinity of each mire. Includes
Author The authors of this publication or report Author:	Brian M Smith
Editor The editor of the publication or report Editor:	Brian M Smith
Issue Editor The editor of the volume or issue Issue Editor:	Paul C Buckland Martin Limbert Erica Hedges
Publisher The publisher of the publication or report Publisher:	John and Erica Hedges Ltd
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published Year of Publication:	2002
ISBN International Standard Book Number ISBN:	1 84171 307 4
Note Extra information on the publication or report. Note:	Editorial Expansion: Thorne & Hatfield Moors Monograph No. 1
Source Where the record has come from or which dataset it was orginally included in. Source:	BIAB (The British & Irish Archaeological Bibliography (BIAB))
Created Date The date the record of the pubication was first entered Created Date:	07 Dec 2005

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