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Archaeology in the Severn Estuary 7
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Archaeology in the Severn Estuary 7
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Archaeology in the Severn Estuary
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7
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Severn Estuary Levels Research Committee (SELRC)
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1996
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09 Oct 2017
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The Alluvial Fringes of the Somerset Levels Preliminary Research Results
Gerard Aalbersberg
The Somerset Levels have been the focus of archaeological and palaeo-ecological interest since the end of the previous century. However, most of this research has concentrated on the central raised bog area, while far less is known about the alluvial fringes and the fluvial characteristics of the precursors of the present day rivers, in particular the River Brue. A current PhD research project at the University of Exeter is attempting to fill this gap in the knowledge of the region. The work focuses on two fie ldwork areas which, in combination with data from existing literature, will lead to a reconstruction of the fluvial history of the river Brue. This papers describes some of the early results and preliminary conclusions.
The Seabank on the Wentlooge Level, Gwent, Date of the Set-Back from Documentary and Pottery Evidence
John R L Allen
A rich variety of historic landscapes have evolved following the enclosure (land-claim) at various times of tidal marshes on the margins of the inner Bristol Channel and Severn Estuary (eg Aston and Iles 1986; Allen and Fulford 1986; Rippon 1996). Other than being flat and close to sea level, these settled and farmed landscapes today bear little or no resemblance to the natural environments which they replaced; in particular, the evidence for networks of tidal creeks that dissected the marshes has largely or wholly disappeared. Although defining, upstanding monuments of such historic landscapes, the seabanks and outfall works to be found in the region have been generally overlooked and left unrecorded as archaeological features, and are less well known than their critical role demands. The dating of many of these features is uncertain, especially in the case of the older examples, and is particularly difficult in the many instances where the repositioning of the original defence further inland (set-back) was enforced by coastalerosion. The lowland coastal zone has never been stable and the need to understand its character and functioning better is being emphasised by global climate change. The purpose of this paper is to review the evidence for, and dating of, set-back on the Wentlooge Level, the southwestern portion of the Gwent Levels, on the Welsh side of the Severn Estuary
Archaeological Fieldwork Along the Line of the Brean Down Sea Defences New Evidence of Landscape Change and Human Activity
Michael J Allen
Andrew D Crockett
M N Rawlings
Kevin Ritchie
Following proposals to construct extensive sea defences along the coastline south of Brean Down for some 1.5 km, eight evalution trenches were excavated in the archaeologically more sensitive area immediately south of the Brean Down sand cliff along the beach. Excavations were done by Glamorgan-Gwent Archaeological trust in 1995, 1996 and 1997. This note serves as a summary of the information to date, and outlines the chronological significance and palaeo-environmental information.
Bibliography for the Severn Estuary Levels 1996
Bibliography for the Severn Estuary Levels 1996
Archaeology and the Construction of the Royal Edward Dock, Avonmouth, 1902-1908
Jon Brett
This paper details the archaeological record that came from the sconstruction of the Royal Edward Dock in the early 20th century. There was no organised campaign of archaeological recording during the construction project, however some of the finds were given to the Bristol City Museum. This paper looks at those finds.
Archaeology in the Somerset Levels 1996
Richard A Brunning
This note looks at the excavations, survey, and monitoring of projects that were undertaken in the Severn Estuary in 1996
The Pre-Conquest Landscape at Kingston Seymour on the North Somerset Levels, Report on the Survey 1996
Pippa Gilbert
This contribution focuses on the results of fieldwork carried out in June 1996 forming part of an MA thesis by the author, then at Bristol University, which examined the evidence for development and continuity of settlement at Kingston Seymour, on the North Somerset Levels, from the Roman to the early medieval period.
Archaeology in the Severn Estuary 1996
Nigel Nayling
This note from the secretary details planning issues that effected the estuary in 1996 and meetings the Severn Estuary Research Committee undertook during the year.
The Forest Ports of the Severn Estuary
C G W Green
This paper is written as an extnesion of the Severn Trouw story which was featured in the previous volume of this journal. This paper focuses on the north shore of the Severn Estuary, wehre a large number of 'forest ports' exists due to its proximity to timber, iron ore, and coal. This paper goes through the different ports and harbours and details what type of commerce and tradegoods could have been expected there.
An Investigation of a Medieval and Post Medieval FIeld Boundary Complex at British Gas Seabank, On the North Avon Levels
Peter Insole
This paper details work undertaken by the Bristol and Regional Archaeological services on behalf of British Gas to excavate at Seabank, North of Avonmouth by the A403 Avonmouth to Severn Beach road. The work was done ahead of a British Gas Development. A trial trench done in 1995 revealed 12th century pottery and a larger scale excavation was done between June and August 1996 to search for any associated settlement. The work provided an opportunity for a detailed examination of the historic environmental changes that have taken place on the Goucestershire side of the Severn Estuary.
Hill Farm, Goldcliff A field Evaluation on the Proposed Gwent Levels Nature Reserve, 1996
Martin Locock
As part of the mitigatory works to compensate for the impact of the construction of the Cardiff Bay Barrage, a proposal has been prepared to create a series of lagoons on the Gwent coast in order to provide bird feeding grounds at Hill Farm, Goldcliff. An archaeological field evaluation of the area was undertaken by the Glamorgan-Gwent Archaeological Trust in summer 1996. A two-stage programme of evaluation was undertaken, comprising an initial core-sampling phase, examining two transects across the site, and subsequent evaluation trenching. This paper details the early results of this fieldwork
Further Fieldwork and Post Excavation, Magor Pill, Gwent Levels Intertidal Zone
Nigel Nayling
Fieldwork on the foreshore at Magor Pill, a tidal outlet on the coast of the Gwent Levels, has been the subject of papers in the last two Annual Reports. Allen and Rippon (1995) described the complex of palaeochannels exposed on the foreshore and associated, but often transported, artefacts. In last year's Annual Report, the discovery, excavation and recovery of a medieval wreck from within these palaeochannel deposits was briefly described (Nayling 1996). This report summarises ongoing results from post-excavation analysis of the wreck and, firstly, interim results of additional fieldwork carried out at Magor Pill in 1996
Intertidal Survey in the Welsh Severn Estuary
Heike Neumann
Martin G Bell
The discoveries made in the intertidal area of the Severn Estuary in the past two decades has played an important role in highlighting the archaeological potential of the coastal zone in general. The current survey is mostly focussed on prehistoric archaeology associated with the intertidal peat shelves, and is designed to build on and complement this earlier work. Over 15 months of survey was funded by cadw to take create detailed recoridng of selected sites. This report provides an interim summary of the results from this survey to the end of 1996.
Roman and Medieval Settlement on the North Somerset Levels, Survey and Excavation at Banwell and Puxton, 1996
Stephen J Rippon
This paper details work done by the North Somerset Levels project in the field season of 1996. The attention shifted from earlier season to the coatline south of the Congresbury Yeo, in order to understand the potential roman and post roman exploitation of the levels.It is known that coastal parts of the North Somerset Levels were flooded during the post-Roman period (Rippon 1997, 123-7). Recolonization of the area was certainly underway by Domesday, when several settlements and numerous ploughteams are recorded, indicating that the Levels had been re-reclaimed. Key questions are, firstly, the date of this recolonization, secondly, whether these early settlements initially lay on a seasonally exploited saltmarsh or in an environment already protected from inundation by sea walls, and thirdly, the extent to which they were agriculturally based as opposed to exploiting the rich natural wetland resources. This paper attempts to answer these questions by examining two sites, Waterloo Farm, Banwell Moor and Church Field, Puxton.