Filename,Title,Abstract,Date published,Published,ISBN,DOI,URL,Related files/ resources,Language,Author,Contributor,Email,Subject,Field Season vp05_report_micromorphology.docx,Star Carr (VP05): soil micromorphology assessment,"Four 50 cm long monoliths (SC 8, SC 10, SC 14 and SC 16) from Early Mesolithic Star Carr 2005 trench investigations were received from Tim Schadla-Hall (IoA, UCL), and examined (Hodgson, 1997). Samples SC 8, 10 and 16 were used for a soil micromorphology assessment, while the widest and largest sample SC 14 was analysed employing bulk analytical methods, by Stephen Hamilton-Mcleod (unpublished undergraduate dissertation, Institute of Archaeology, UCL). The soil micromorphology assessment was carried out in order to determine the different site formation processes from three locations at the Star Carr Early Mesolithic landscape, and to attempt to identify any anthropogenic signals related to human occupation that is recorded by the presence of artefacts. The general stratigraphy of the site, as sampled by the monoliths, is composed of supposed till, a generally sandy layer often associated with Early Mesolithic artifacts, and overlying peat and ploughed peat (Table 1)(Schadla-Hall, pers. comm. 2005).",2006,N/a,N/a,N/a,N/a,N/a,English,Richard Macphail,,r.macphail@ucl.ac.uk,Soil Micromorphology,2005 vp06_report_conservation.docx,"Star Carr SC06: Report on the conservation of 5 antler pieces for Nicky Milner, Department of Archaeology, University of York",This report describes the investigative conservation of five antler pieces from the site of Star Carr.,2007,N/a,N/a,N/a,N/a,"vp06_report_conservation_fig1.tif vp06_report_conservation_fig2.tif vp06_report_conservation_fig3.tif vp06_report_conservation_fig4.tif vp06_report_conservation_fig5.tif vp06_report_conservation_fig6.tif vp06_report_conservation_fig7.tif vp06_report_conservation_fig8.tif vp06_report_conservation_fig9.tif ",English,Margrethe Felter,,mfelter@yorkat.co.uk,Conservation,2006 vp06_report_micromorphology.docx,"Star Carr (VP06): soil micromorphology assessment of soil and sediment micromorphology: Samples SC21/06/Tin 1, SC21/06/Tin 2 and SC22/06/Tin 8","Five 21-52 cm-long monoliths (SC21/06/Tin 1, SC21/06/Tin 2, SC21/06/Tin 3, SC22/06/Tin 7 and SC22/06/Tin 8) from Early Mesolithic Star Carr 2006 trench investigations were received from Tim Schadla-Hall (IoA, UCL) and Nicky Milner, and examined after fieldwork in August 2007 (Fig 1)(Hodgson, 1997). Sub-samples from SC21/06/Tin 1, SC21/06/Tin 2 and SC22/06/Tin 8 were used for a soil micromorphology assessment. The soil micromorphology assessment was carried out in order to determine the different site formation processes from two locations at the Star Carr Early Mesolithic landscape, and to attempt to identify any anthropogenic signals related to human occupation that is recorded by the presence of artifacts, and to follow up and complement an assessment carried out on VP05 material and earlier studies (Macphail, 2006; Mellars and Dark, 1998).",2007,N/a,N/a,N/a,N/a,"vp06_report_micromorphology_fig1.tif vp06_report_micromorphology_fig2.tif vp06_report_micromorphology_fig3.tif vp06_report_micromorphology_fig4.tif vp06_report_micromorphology_fig5.tif vp06_report_micromorphology_fig6.tif vp06_report_micromorphology_fig7.tif vp06_report_micromorphology_fig8.tif vp06_report_micromorphology_fig9.tif ",English,Richard Macphail,,r.macphail@ucl.ac.uk,Soil Micromorphology,2006 vp06_report_pollen.docx,Pollen analysis of context samples from VP06 Star Carr excavations,"Sixteen pollen samples were analysed to assist the VP06 excavations at Star Carr, in particular to provide an age estimate for the sequence of sedimentary units and archaeological contexts at the site. Three adjacent monolith tins of sediment (numbers 5, 6 and 10) which covered the full vertical sequence of contexts were sub-sampled, ensuring that sampling respected the overall stratigraphic succession at the site so that while samples were removed from different monolith tins, their relative stratigraphic order based on position within the sequence of numbered contexts was known. Thus the sixteen pollen spectra which are shown in the pollen diagram below are stratigraphically constrained and are in chronological order. Their precise ages are unknown, but they can be assigned broad relative ages by comparison with nearby radiocarbon-dated pollen diagrams. The three sediment monoliths covered contexts 31 to 43 at the site, and while some sediment lenses that form minor contexts are not present, all the laterally extensive major contexts are represented. The monolith tin and context layer of each pollen sample is shown on the diagram, as well as correlations with standard Lateglacial and early Holocene zonation. Contexts 41 and 43 were gravel and stiff clay units, and context 33 was a sandy lens within context 34, hence its position on the pollen diagram. The other sampled contexts were organic. Archaeological remains, primarily flint and antler, were stratified near the base of context 35. ",2007,N/a,N/a,N/a,N/a,"vp06_report_pollen_fig1.tif ",English,James Innes,,j.b.innes@durham.ac.uk,Pollen,2006 vp06_report_woodassessment.docx,Waterlogged wood - Star Carr 2006 & 2007,The waterlogged wood examined in this assessment is all from the excavations at Star Carr in 2006 and 2007. A total of 122 wood sheets were completed for material from the 2006 excavations and 52 sheets for the wood from the excavation in 2007. A further 37 pieces of worked wood were recognised and recorded from the block which was excavated in the lab in 2007/8. This represents a detailed body of data covering all aspects the excavated wood.,2008,N/a,N/a,N/a,N/a,N/a,English,Maisie Taylor,,maisietaylor7@gmail.com,Wood,2006 vp07_report_block_lossonignition.docx,Loss on Ignition Methodology,"Samples were taken from each of the block layers – BL2 through to BL54 – and a sub sample of each was air dried for four days at room temperature. Once dry, samples were ground using a pestle and mortar so as to ensure the sediment was of uniform size prior to loss on ignition testing. Two samples, BL24 and BL41, having been overlooked during the drying procedure, were dried for 24 hours in a drying cupboard at c. 40°C. This was to avoid delay and ensure efficiency when using the oven. Organic material, most notably fragments of wood, over the size of one’s fingernail was omitted from the pestle and mortar to preserve material which may prove useful in other modes of analysis in the future, and so as not to bias the loss on ignition results.",2007,N/a,N/a,N/a,N/a,N/a,English,Andrew Needham,,andrew.needham@york.ac.uk,Block Excavation,2007 vp07_report_block_wood.docx,Waterlogged wood - Star Carr 2007: Block B,The following list forms a catalogue of the wood recovered from the microexcavation of a block of sediments recovered from Star Carr during the 2007 field season.,2008,N/a,N/a,N/a,N/a,N/a,English,Maisie Taylor,,maisietaylor7@gmail.com,Block Excavation,2007 vp07_report_block_woodid.docx,Star Carr 2007: wood identification from Block Sample 2,"The table below lists identifications of wood samples from Block 2. The wood was generally rather soft, but in only one case was an identification impossible because hand-cut sections could not be secured (and one case where root wood is suspected to have been present). Records marked * indicate cases where the razor blade became instantly tarnished on contact with the specimen, with blackening and a slight smell of sulphides suggestive of the action of sulphuric acid.",2008,N/a,N/a,N/a,N/a,N/a,English,Allan Hall,,allan.hall@york.ac.uk,Block Excavation,2007 vp07_report_conservation.docx,"Star Carr SC07: Report on the conservation of osseous material for Dr. Nicky Milner, Department of Archaeology, University of York","The report describes the conservation treatment of bone and antler finds from the site of Star Carr, excavated in 2007",2008,N/a,N/a,N/a,N/a,"vp07_report_conservation_fig1.tif vp07_report_conservation_fig10.tif vp07_report_conservation_fig2.tif vp07_report_conservation_fig3.tif vp07_report_conservation_fig4.tif vp07_report_conservation_fig5.tif vp07_report_conservation_fig6.tif vp07_report_conservation_fig7.tif vp07_report_conservation_fig8.tif vp07_report_conservation_fig9.tif ",English,Margrethe Felter,,mfelter@yorkat.co.uk,Conservation,2007 vp07_report_faunalremains.docx,"Technical report: Animal remains from the 2007 season at Star Carr, North Yorkshire","This report details the animal bone, excluding antler, recovered from the 2007 season of excavation at Star Carr. Twenty identifiable fragments were recorded; species recovered were red deer, aurochs, wild boar, beaver and rabbit.",2008,N/a,N/a,N/a,N/a,N/a,English,Cluny Johnstone and Rachel Parks,,archaeofish@gmail.com,Bones,2006 & 2007 vp07_report_insects.docx,"Assessment of insect remains in samples from archaeological excavations at Star Carr, Vale of Pickering, North Yorkshire in 2007 (Site Code SC07, Trench SC24)","In summer 2007 archaeological excavations were carried out on deposits associated with the Mesolithic site at Star Carr near Scarborough, North Yorkshire (TA 027810) which was first excavated between 1949-1951 (Clark 1954). The work forms part of a research-driven evaluation of the archaeological potential of deposits in the area which are now under severe threat of degradation due to land drainage. Recent archaeological work has shown that compression of the peat deposits and high levels of acidity have seriously affected buried artefacts and bioarchaeological material. Samples from the 2006 season of excavation at Star Carr were assessed for insect remains by Hall et al. (2007). This report provides an assessment of insect remains from a series of samples taken in 2007 from Trench SC24 (Column 1), to determine their survival, state of preservation and potential to produce data on local environmental conditions.",2008,N/a,N/a,N/a,N/a,N/a,English,Enid Allinson,,enid.allinson@canterburytrust.co.uk,Insects,2007 vp07_report_palaeoenvironment.docx,"An assessment of the palaeoecological potential of biological remains from a site at Star Carr, Vale of Pickering, North Yorkshire","An assessment was undertaken of the palaeoecological potential of a series of samples from excavations at Star Carr, near Scarborough, North Yorkshire, as part of a research-driven evaluation of the archaeological potential of an area under threat of degradation of the buried archaeological record through a falling water table. The deposits encountered at this site primarily consisted of natural peats and humic silts. Most of the layers examined during the assessment contained sufficient plant and insect remains to allow a useful reconstruction of depositional regime, local ecology and climate, as well as their development through the sequences, which probably include early Holocene sediments, as well as those associated with more conventionally ‘Mesolithic’ deposits. The recovered biota were indicative of aquatic and marshland habitats: essentially swamp with evidence for open water at some stages. Strictly dryland habitats were only weakly represented. There were insects whose modern distributions are principally either to the north or south of the site. There were some notable records of charred herbaceous material and sedge fruits from some levels, presumably equivalent to the charred reedswamp material recorded at nearby locations and confirming the likelihood of extensive burning. Deposits of this date with good waterlogged preservation of plant and insect  macrofossils have rarely been studied in the area, and (in the case of the insects) are restricted to a few locations elsewhere (notably the Somerset Levels and Humberhead Levels). Consequently, full analysis of the plant and invertebrate assemblages from all of the current sediment samples is recommended.",2008,N/a,N/a,N/a,N/a,N/a,English,"Allan Hall, Harry Kenward, Laura Girvan, Rosalind McKenna, Gary Andrew King",,allan.hall@york.ac.uk,Insects,2007 vp07_report_plantmacros.docx,"Assessment of macrofossil plant remains and peat matrix in samples from excavations at Star Carr, N. Yorkshire in 2007","Plant macrofossil remains and the nature of the peat matrix were assessed for three series of samples from Trench SC24 (Columns 2 and 4, and Block 2) and a single sample from Trench SC23. The nature of the macrofossil plant remains present was investigated with the aim of providing evidence for past depositional environments, habitat change and human activity, and the macrofossils and their matrix were also examined in respect of the survival of organics in deposits likely to be threatened with decay through dewatering.",2008,N/a,N/a,N/a,N/a,"vp07_report_plantmacros_fig1.tif ",English,Allan Hall,,allan.hall@york.ac.uk,Plant remains,2007 vp07_report_soilchemistry.docx,Soil acidity at Star Carr,"Organic material at the site of Star Carr is under threat. One aspect of this threat is the soil’s pH which will be the focus of the project. The hypothesis of this study is that the highly acidic nature of the peat at Star Carr is one of the leading catalysts for diagenesis of organic wood, antler and bone. The methodology will cover how the pH samples were taken and how the results were acquired, while the results section will discuss the implications of those results. The discussion will outline possible causes of the acidity and go on to suggest possible implications for the organic material at Star Carr as a result of that acidity. Other factors will also be considered in depth. The critique will consider the weaknesses of the above while the conclusions will consider the importance of the findings of this project for organic preservation at Star Carr and possible directions in which this project could be developed in the future.",2007,N/a,N/a,N/a,N/a,"vp07_report_soilchemistry_fig01.tif vp07_report_soilchemistry_fig02.tif vp07_report_soilchemistry_fig03.tif vp07_report_soilchemistry_fig04.tif vp07_report_soilchemistry_fig05.tif vp07_report_soilchemistry_fig07.tif vp07_report_soilchemistry_fig08.tif vp07_report_soilchemistry_fig09.tif vp07_report_soilchemistry_fig10.tif vp07_report_soilchemistry_fig11a.tif vp07_report_soilchemistry_fig11b.tif vp07_report_soilchemistry_fig12.tif vp07_report_soilchemistry_fig13a.tif vp07_report_soilchemistry_fig13b.tif vp07_report_soilchemistry_fig14a.tif vp07_report_soilchemistry_fig14b.tif vp07_report_soilchemistry_fig15a.tif vp07_report_soilchemistry_fig15b.tif vp07_report_soilchemistry_fig16.tif vp07_report_soilchemistry_fig17.tif vp07_report_soilchemistry_fig18.tif vp07_report_soilchemistry_fig19.tif vp07_report_soilchemistry_fig20.tif vp07_report_soilchemistry_fig21.tif vp07_report_soilchemistry_fig22.tif vp07_report_soilchemistry_fig23.tif vp07_report_soilchemistry_fig24.tif ",English,Andrew Needham,,andrew.needham@york.ac.uk,Soil Chemistry,2007 vp07_report_soilchemistryappendix.docx,Appendix 1: Chemical Reactions,Please note this is designed as an aid to reading the chemistry presented here and it is not the intention to present new information. It was deemed better to put all chemistry here so the text reads without the complexities of chemical formulae.,2007,N/a,N/a,N/a,N/a,N/a,English,Andrew Needham,,andrew.needham@york.ac.uk,Soil Chemistry,2007 vp07_report_woodassessment.docx,Waterlogged wood - Star Carr 2006 & 2007,The waterlogged wood examined in this assessment is all from the excavations at Star Carr in 2006 and 2007. A total of 122 wood sheets were completed for material from the 2006 excavations and 52 sheets for the wood from the excavation in 2007. A further 37 pieces of worked wood were recognised and recorded from the block which was excavated in the lab in 2007/8. This represents a detailed body of data covering all aspects the excavated wood.,2008,N/a,N/a,N/a,N/a,N/a,English,Maisie Taylor,,maisietaylor7@gmail.com,Wood,2007 vp08_report_faunalremains.docx,"Faunal remains from Star Carr, 2008","The 2008 excavation at Star Carr produced a small collection of poorly preserved faunal remains. This report will describe the method used to record the remains, an account of the species represented within the assemblage, the skeletal elements found along with any available ageing information, and the evidence for human activity such as butchery and burning.",2008,N/a,N/a,N/a,N/a,N/a,English,Sarah Viner,,s.viner@sheffield.ac.uk,Bones,2008 vp08_report_micromorphology.docx,Star Carr 2008: Soil micromorphology,Two samples were provided from the 2008 excavations at Star Carr from contexts 159 and 144 through the fill of the hollow believed to be within an early Mesolithic structure for micromorphological analysis (after Murphy 1986; Bullock et al. 1985; Stoops 2003). The samples are briefly described below and in Appendix 1.,2009,N/a,N/a,N/a,N/a,"vp08_report_micromorphology_fig1.tif vp08_report_micromorphology_fig2.tif vp08_report_micromorphology_fig3.tif vp08_report_micromorphology_fig4.tif vp08_report_micromorphology_fig1.tif vp08_report_micromorphology_fig2.tif vp08_report_micromorphology_fig3.tif vp08_report_micromorphology_fig4.tif",English,Charles French,,caif2@cam.ac.uk,Soil Micromorphology,2008 vp08_report_soilchemistry.docx,Report on Physical and Chemical Analyses of Archived and Contemporary Borehole sediments from around Star Carr as Indicators or Preservation,"This report presents results from physical and chemical analyses of Mesolithic sediments from eleven archived sequences (Boreholes W5, W4, W1, E2A, E2, E4, E5, E6 & Monoliths M1 upper, M2 & M3) sampled from Star Carr in 2000 by Carol Law and the author in 2000 (boreholes) and by Petra Dark in 1989 (monoliths) (Figure 1). The archived sediments were held in the University of Cambridge, Department of Archaeology and Department of Geography sediment stores. Use of the archived sequences for this study was by kind permission of Petra Dark, Paul Mellars and Carol Law. This report also present results from physical and chemical analyses of Mesolithic sediments from fifteen contemporary borehole sequences (Boreholes C1-4, E1-4, G1-4 & H1-3) sampled from Star Carr in 2008 by the author and Andy Needham (Figure 1).",2008,N/a,N/a,N/a,N/a,"vp08_report_soilchemistry_fig01.tif vp08_report_soilchemistry_fig02a.tif vp08_report_soilchemistry_fig02b.tif vp08_report_soilchemistry_fig03.tif vp08_report_soilchemistry_fig04.tif vp08_report_soilchemistry_fig05.tif vp08_report_soilchemistry_fig06a.tif vp08_report_soilchemistry_fig06b.tif vp08_report_soilchemistry_fig07.tif vp08_report_soilchemistry_fig08a.tif vp08_report_soilchemistry_fig08b.tif vp08_report_soilchemistry_fig09a.tif vp08_report_soilchemistry_fig09b.tif vp08_report_soilchemistry_fig10a.tif vp08_report_soilchemistry_fig10b.tif vp08_report_soilchemistry_fig11.tif vp08_report_soilchemistry_fig12.tif vp08_report_soilchemistry_fig13.tif vp08_report_soilchemistry_fig14.tif vp08_report_soilchemistry_fig15.tif vp08_report_soilchemistry_fig16.tif vp08_report_soilchemistry_fig17.tif vp08_report_soilchemistry_fig18.tif vp08_report_soilchemistry_fig19.tif vp08_report_soilchemistry_fig20.tif vp08_report_soilchemistry_fig21.tif vp08_report_soilchemistry_fig22.tif vp08_report_soilchemistry_fig23.tif vp08_report_soilchemistry_fig24.tif vp08_report_soilchemistry_fig25.tif vp08_report_soilchemistry_fig26.tif vp08_report_soilchemistry_fig27.tif vp08_report_soilchemistry_fig28.tif vp08_report_soilchemistry_fig29.tif vp08_report_soilchemistry_fig30.tif vp08_report_soilchemistry_fig31.tif vp08_report_soilchemistry_fig32.tif vp08_report_soilchemistry_fig33.tif vp08_report_soilchemistry_fig34.tif vp08_report_soilchemistry_fig35.tif vp08_report_soilchemistry_fig36.tif ",English,Steve Boreham,"Carol Law, Andrew Needham",sb139@cam.ac.uk,Soil Chemistry,2008 vp08_report_soilchemistry_appendix1.docx,Star Carr Archive Core and Monolith Stratigraphy,A description of the Star Carr Archive core and monolith tin stratigraphy,2008,N/a,N/a,N/a,N/a,N/a,English,Steve Boreham,"Carol Law, Andrew Needham",sb139@cam.ac.uk,Soil Chemistry,2008 vp09_report_archive.docx,Star Carr: a project to test soil conditions and analyse site deterioration,"In this report we present the results of a project investigating the extent and nature of deterioration of organic material at the Mesolithic site of Star Carr. Star Carr has been rightly famous for both the quantity and quality of its organic artefacts and faunal assemblage and, as such, is of both national and international significance. It was noted during the 1980s (Mellars and Dark 1998) that preservation of organic remains was not of such quality as that encountered by Clark. More serious problems were discovered in excavations undertaken at the site from 2004-2008 (Milner 2007). In addition, tests in 2006 demonstrated that the peats that had previously protected the material are now highly acidic, constituting, along with dewatering and deep ploughing, a considerable threat to the site.",2008,N/a,N/a,N/a,N/a,"vp09_report_archive_fig01.tif vp09_report_archive_fig02.tif vp09_report_archive_fig03.tif vp09_report_archive_fig05.tif vp09_report_archive_fig06.tif vp09_report_archive_fig07.tif vp09_report_archive_fig08.tif vp09_report_archive_fig09.tif vp09_report_archive_fig10a.tif vp09_report_archive_fig10b.tif vp09_report_archive_fig11.tif vp09_report_archive_fig12a.tif vp09_report_archive_fig12b.tif vp09_report_archive_fig13a.tif vp09_report_archive_fig13b.tif vp09_report_archive_fig14a.tif vp09_report_archive_fig14b.tif vp09_report_archive_fig15a.tif vp09_report_archive_fig15b.tif vp09_report_archive_fig16a.tif vp09_report_archive_fig16b.tif vp09_report_archive_fig17a.tif vp09_report_archive_fig17b.tif vp09_report_archive_fig18a.tif vp09_report_archive_fig18b.tif vp09_report_archive_fig19a.tif vp09_report_archive_fig19b.tif vp09_report_archive_fig20a.tif vp09_report_archive_fig20b.tif vp09_report_archive_fig21a.tif vp09_report_archive_fig21b.tif vp09_report_archive_fig22a.tif vp09_report_archive_fig22b.tif vp09_report_archive_fig23a.tif vp09_report_archive_fig23b.tif vp09_report_archive_fig24.tif vp09_report_archive_fig25.tif vp09_report_archive_fig26.tif vp09_report_archive_fig27.tif vp09_report_archive_fig28.tif vp09_report_archive_fig29.tif vp09_report_archive_fig30.tif vp09_report_archive_fig31.tif vp09_report_archive_fig32.tif vp09_report_archive_fig33.tif vp09_report_archive_fig34.tif vp09_report_archive_fig35.tif vp09_report_archive_fig36.tif vp09_report_archive_fig37.tif vp09_report_archive_fig38.tif vp09_report_archive_fig39.tif vp09_report_archive_fig40.tif vp09_report_archive_fig41.tif vp09_report_archive_fig42.tif vp09_report_archive_fig43a.tif vp09_report_archive_fig43b.tif vp09_report_archive_fig44.tif vp09_report_archive_fig45.tif vp09_report_archive_fig46.tif vp09_report_archive_fig47.tif vp09_report_archive_fig48.tif vp09_report_archive_fig49.tif vp09_report_archive_fig50.tif vp09_report_archive_fig51.tif vp09_report_archive_fig52.tif vp09_report_archive_fig53.tif vp09_report_archive_fig54.tif vp09_report_archive_fig55.tif vp09_report_archive_fig56a.tif vp09_report_archive_fig56b.tif vp09_report_archive_fig56c.tif vp09_report_archive_fig57.tif vp09_report_archive_fig58.tif vp09_report_archive_fig59.tif vp09_report_archive_fig60.tif vp09_report_archive_fig61.tif vp09_report_archive_fig62.tif vp09_report_archive_fig63.tif vp09_report_archive_fig64.tif vp09_report_archive_fig65.tif vp09_report_archive_fig66.tif vp09_report_archive_fig67.tif ",English,"Steve Bore, Chanatal Conneller, Ben Elliott, Carol Law, Nicky Milner, Andy Needham, Ian Panter, Barry Taylor, Maisise, Taylor",,chantal.conneller@manchester.ac.uk,Project,2009 vp09_report_geophysics.docx,Star Carr Passive Differential Magnetometer Survey 2009,"On three days in February and March 2009 Hayley Saul, Nicky Milner and Jodie Ward surveyed the field to the North of the Hertford cut and the Star Carr field (including the areas of Clark’s excavations and the recent excavations). A Foerster FEREX 4032, frame and wheels, magnetometer survey kit, GPS, phone, and pegs were used and there was no need for grid square mapping or laying the grid as the GPS records location and the software triangulates the correct area (Metal Detection and Magnets 2009). A 30 x 30 and 60 x 30 overlapping area was completed (140 x 30 and three grids complete).",2009,N/a,N/a,N/a,N/a,"vp09_report_geophysics_fig01.tif vp09_report_geophysics_fig02.tif vp09_report_geophysics_fig03.tif vp09_report_geophysics_fig04.tif vp09_report_geophysics_fig05.tif vp09_report_geophysics_fig06.tif vp09_report_geophysics_fig07.tif vp09_report_geophysics_fig08.tif vp09_report_geophysics_fig09.tif vp09_report_geophysics_fig10.tif vp09_report_geophysics_fig11.tif vp09_report_geophysics_fig12.tif vp09_report_geophysics_fig13.tif vp09_report_geophysics_fig14.tif ",English,"Nicky Milner, Hayley Saul, Jodie Ward",,nicky.milner@york.ac.uk,Geophysics,2009 vp09_report_pd.docx,Star Carr: a project to test soil conditions and analyse site deterioration,"Recent excavations at the Mesolithic site of Star Carr, North Yorkshire, suggest that the organic remains that have made the site so famous are deteriorating. Soil analyses indicate that the lower peats, from where the organic remains derive, are highly acidic. This project aims to assess the nature and extent of the threat to the organic remains in order to inform future management of the site.",2008,N/a,N/a,N/a,N/a,"vp09_report_pd_fig1.tif vp09_report_pd_fig2.tif vp09_report_pd_fig3.tif vp09_report_pd_fig4.tif vp09_report_pd_fig5.tif ",English,Chantal Conneller,,chantal.conneller@manchester.ac.uk,Soil Chemistry,2009 vp09_report_soilchemistry.docx,"Report on Analyses of pH, Electrical Conductivity and Redox Potential at Star Carr as Indicators of Preservation Status and Site Deterioration","This report presents results of both field and laboratory analyses of pH, electrical conductivity (EC) and redox potential (redox) conducted in June 2009 from samples of Mesolithic sediments at Star Carr taken from twenty-one borehole sequences arranged in three transects (T1, T2 & T3) (see Figure 1). The aim of this study was to investigate soil conditions and site deterioration in the largely unexcavated part of the Star Carr site (the ‘archaeologically sensitive area’) located between the trenches of previous archaeological investigations, and to explore the magnitude and extent of ‘edge’ or ‘halo’ effects produced by previous archaeological excavations. In addition, using data from auger surveys by Andy Needham and the author, a further aim was to produce a map of ‘vulnerable’ sediment for the area around Star Carr.",2009,N/a,N/a,N/a,N/a,"vp09_report_soilchemistry_appendix1.docx vp09_report_soilchemistry_appendix2.xlsx vp09_report_soilchemistry_appendix3.xlsx vp09_report_soilchemistry_fig01.tif vp09_report_soilchemistry_fig02.tif vp09_report_soilchemistry_fig03.tif vp09_report_soilchemistry_fig04.tif vp09_report_soilchemistry_fig05.tif vp09_report_soilchemistry_fig06.tif vp09_report_soilchemistry_fig07.tif vp09_report_soilchemistry_fig08.tif vp09_report_soilchemistry_fig09.tif vp09_report_soilchemistry_fig10.tif vp09_report_soilchemistry_fig11.tif vp09_report_soilchemistry_fig12.tif vp09_report_soilchemistry_fig13.tif vp09_report_soilchemistry_fig14.tif vp09_report_soilchemistry_fig15.tif vp09_report_soilchemistry_fig16.tif vp09_report_soilchemistry_fig17.tif vp09_report_soilchemistry_fig18.tif vp09_report_soilchemistry_fig19.tif vp09_report_soilchemistry_fig20.tif vp09_report_soilchemistry_fig21.tif vp09_report_soilchemistry_fig22.tif vp09_report_soilchemistry_fig23.tif vp09_report_soilchemistry_fig24.tif vp09_report_soilchemistry_fig25.tif vp09_report_soilchemistry_fig26.tif vp09_report_soilchemistry_fig27.tif vp09_report_soilchemistry_fig28.tif ",English,Steve Boreham,,sb139@cam.ac.uk,Soil Chemistry,2009 vp10_report_archive.docx,Star Carr: An excavation to infrom future management decisions. Archive report,"In this report we present the results of research at Star Carr initiated in 2010. Two English Heritage funded projects were undertaken during 2008-2010; one to investigate the soil conditions and analyse site deterioration (Boreham et al. 2008, 2011a, 2011b; Milner et al. 2011a) and the other being a hydrological assessment of the Star Carr catchment (Brown 2011). The results of both these projects have been presented and discussed at two English Heritage seminars, to which stakeholders were invited. The first was held at the University of York in November 2008 (Last et al. 2009), and the second at the University of Cambridge in May 2010 (Last 2012). A number of the presentations from the latter seminar have been published in a special edition of the Journal of Wetland Archaeology (2011, volume 11). At the first seminar it was suggested by a number of attendees that Star Carr should be recommended for scheduling (designated as nationally important) by English Heritage, under the provisions of the 1979 Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act (see Emerick 2011). At the second seminar in May 2010 it was agreed that the current site conditions meant that in situ preservation was not feasible in the long run (Vorenhout 2011) and that further excavation was required in order to inform future management decisions concerning the evidential value (potential). However, it was highlighted that the extent and rate of recent degradation was unknown because the waterlogged part of the site had not been excavated since 2007. A project design was written in June 2010, permission was granted for excavations to commence at the beginning of August 2010 and funding was secured from the Natural Environment Research Council (Urgency grant) and English Heritage. This report presents the results of the excavations and the subsequent analyses, with an emphasis on the aims and objectives set out in the Project Design approved by English Heritage (Milner et al. 2010).",2013,N/a,N/a,N/a,N/a,"vp10_report_archive_fig1.tif vp10_report_archive_fig10.tif vp10_report_archive_fig11.tif vp10_report_archive_fig12.tif vp10_report_archive_fig13.tif vp10_report_archive_fig2.tif vp10_report_archive_fig3.tif vp10_report_archive_fig4a.tif vp10_report_archive_fig4b.tif vp10_report_archive_fig5.tif vp10_report_archive_fig6a.tif vp10_report_archive_fig6b.tif vp10_report_archive_fig7.tif vp10_report_archive_fig8a.tif vp10_report_archive_fig8b.tif vp10_report_archive_fig9.tif vp10_report_archiveappendix1.docx",English,"Nicky Milner, Barry Taylor, Chantal Conneller",,nicky.milner@york.ac.uk,Project,2010 vp10_report_archiveappendix1.docx,Appendix: Assessment reports,Assessment reports contributing to 2010 archive report,2013,N/a,N/a,N/a,N/a,"vp10_report_archiveappendix1_fig01.tif vp10_report_archiveappendix1_fig02.tif vp10_report_archiveappendix1_fig03.tif vp10_report_archiveappendix1_fig04.tif vp10_report_archiveappendix1_fig05.tif vp10_report_archiveappendix1_fig06.tif vp10_report_archiveappendix1_fig07.tif vp10_report_archiveappendix1_fig08.tif vp10_report_archiveappendix1_fig09.tif vp10_report_archiveappendix1_fig10.tif vp10_report_archiveappendix1_fig11.tif vp10_report_archiveappendix1_fig12.tif vp10_report_archiveappendix1_fig13.tif vp10_report_archiveappendix1_fig14.tif vp10_report_archiveappendix1_fig15.tif vp10_report_archiveappendix1_fig16a.tif vp10_report_archiveappendix1_fig16b.tif vp10_report_archiveappendix1_fig16c.tif vp10_report_archiveappendix1_fig16d.tif vp10_report_archiveappendix1_fig16e.tif vp10_report_archiveappendix1_fig16f.tif vp10_report_archiveappendix1_fig16g.tif vp10_report_archiveappendix1_fig17.tif vp10_report_archiveappendix1_fig18.tif vp10_report_archiveappendix1_fig19.tif vp10_report_archiveappendix1_fig20.tif vp10_report_archiveappendix1_fig21.tif vp10_report_archiveappendix1_fig22.tif vp10_report_archiveappendix1_fig23.tif vp10_report_archiveappendix1_fig24.tif vp10_report_archiveappendix1_fig25.tif vp10_report_archiveappendix1_fig26.tif vp10_report_archiveappendix1_fig27.tif vp10_report_archiveappendix1_fig28.tif vp10_report_archiveappendix1_fig29.tif vp10_report_archiveappendix1_fig30.tif vp10_report_archiveappendix1_fig31.tif vp10_report_archiveappendix1_fig32a.tif vp10_report_archiveappendix1_fig32b.tif vp10_report_archiveappendix1_fig32c.tif vp10_report_archiveappendix1_fig33.tif vp10_report_archiveappendix1_fig34.tif vp10_report_archiveappendix1_fig35.tif vp10_report_archiveappendix1_fig36a.tif vp10_report_archiveappendix1_fig36b.tif vp10_report_archiveappendix1_fig36c.tif vp10_report_archiveappendix1_fig37.tif vp10_report_archiveappendix1_fig38.tif vp10_report_archiveappendix1_fig39.tif vp10_report_archiveappendix1_fig40.tif vp10_report_archiveappendix1_fig41.tif vp10_report_archiveappendix1_fig42.tif vp10_report_archiveappendix1_fig43.tif vp10_report_archiveappendix1_fig44.tif vp10_report_archiveappendix1_fig45.tif vp10_report_archiveappendix1_fig46.tif vp10_report_archiveappendix1_fig47.tif vp10_report_archiveappendix1_fig48.tif vp10_report_archiveappendix1_fig49a.tif vp10_report_archiveappendix1_fig49b.tif vp10_report_archiveappendix1_fig49c.tif vp10_report_archiveappendix1_fig50a.tif vp10_report_archiveappendix1_fig50b.tif vp10_report_archiveappendix1_fig51.tif vp10_report_archiveappendix1_fig52a.tif vp10_report_archiveappendix1_fig52b.tif vp10_report_archiveappendix1_fig53a.tif vp10_report_archiveappendix1_fig53b.tif vp10_report_archiveappendix1_fig54.tif vp10_report_archiveappendix1_fig55.tif vp10_report_archiveappendix1_fig56.tif vp10_report_archiveappendix1_fig57.tif vp10_report_archiveappendix1_fig58.tif vp10_report_archiveappendix1_fig59.tif vp10_report_archiveappendix1_fig60.tif vp10_report_archiveappendix1_fig61.tif vp10_report_archiveappendix1_fig62.tif vp10_report_archiveappendix1_fig63.tif vp10_report_archiveappendix1_fig64.tif vp10_report_archiveappendix1_fig65.tif vp10_report_archiveappendix1_fig66.tif vp10_report_archiveappendix1_fig67.tif vp10_report_archiveappendix1_fig68.tif vp10_report_archiveappendix1_fig69.tif ",English,Nicky Milner,"Steve Boreham, Julie Boreham, Ed Blinkhorn, Pat Hadley, James Rackham, Maisie Taylor, Ian Panter, Simon Fitch, Helen Moulden, Henry Chapman, Dominic Powesland, Helen Goodchilde, Anthony Masinton, Kirsty Penkman, Kirsty High, Sarah Viner, Ben Elliott, Simon Fitch, Allan Hall, Enid Allinson, Jim Innes, Bruce Albert, Simon Blockley, Ian Matthews, Ian Candy, Adrian Palmer, Amanda Farry, Pete Langdon, Charlie French, John Meadows, Barry Taylor, Chantal Conneller",nicky.milner@york.ac.uk,Project,2010 vp10_report_assessment.docx,Star Carr: An excavation to inform future management discussions. Assessment Report,Overarching project assessment report based on the findings of the 2010 field season at Star Carr,2010,N/a,N/a,N/a,N/a,"vp10_report_assessment_fig01.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig02.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig03.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig04.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig05.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig06.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig07.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig08.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig09.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig10.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig11.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig12.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig13.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig14.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig15.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig16a.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig16b.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig17.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig18.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig19.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig20.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig21.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig22.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig23.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig24.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig25.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig26.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig27.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig28a.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig28b.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig29.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig30.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig31.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig32.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig33.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig34a.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig34b.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig34c.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig34d.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig34e.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig34f.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig34g.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig35.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig36.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig37.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig38.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig39.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig40.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig41.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig42.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig43.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig44.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig45.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig46.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig47.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig48.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig49.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig50a.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig50b.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig50c.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig51a.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig51b.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig52.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig53.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig54a.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig54b.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig54c.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig55.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig56.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig57.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig58.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig59.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig60.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig61.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig62.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig63.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig64.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig65.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig66.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig67a.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig67b.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig67c.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig68a.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig68b.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig69.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig70a.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig70b.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig71a.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig71b.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig72.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig73.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig74.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig75.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig76.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig77.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig78.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig79.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig80.tif vp10_report_assessment_fig81.tif ",English,Nicky Milner,"Steve Boreham, Julie Boreham, Ed Blinkhorn, Pat Hadley, James Rackham, Maisie Taylor, Ian Panter, Simon Fitch, Helen Moulden, Henry Chapman, Dominic Powesland, Helen Goodchilde, Anthony Masinton, Kirsty Penkman, Kirsty High, Sarah Viner, Ben Elliott, Simon Fitch, Allan Hall, Enid Allinson, Jim Innes, Bruce Albert, Simon Blockley, Ian Matthews, Ian Candy, Adrian Palmer, Amanda Farry, Pete Langdon, Charlie French, John Meadows, Barry Taylor, Chantal Conneller",nicky.milner@york.ac.uk,Project,2010 vp10_report_conservationassesment.docx,Conservation assessment,"Two wood objects, Sfs 92684 and 92465 have been identified by Maisie Taylor, timber specialist, as meriting conservation. The condition assessment indicates both wood objects have undergone a severe level of decay, having maximum water contents in excess of 600%. The wood is very soft and easily compressible if handled without due care. The proposed method of conservation is to first chemically pre-treat the wood to remove iron salts which reside within the decayed cell structures. The wood will be consolidated with polyethylene glycol wax (either PEG 1500 or PEG 4000) and dried using accelerated vacuum freeze-drying. Once dry, excess PEG wax will be removed and wood fragments re-attached, where possible, using conservation-grade adhesives, and each object re-packed for long-term storage"".",2010,N/a,N/a,N/a,N/a,N/a,English,Ian Panter,,ipanter@yorkat.co.uk,Conservation,2010 vp10_report_faunalremains.docx,"Animal bones from excavations at Star Carr, 2010","Bones from the 2010 excavation at Star Carr will be discussed in this report. The remains came from two main areas: cutting 2 backfill and trench SC33. The report will discuss the level of bone preservation in the two areas, the species represented, butchery, gnawing, and where appropriate make a comparison between these bones and those recovered in previous seasons of fieldwork.",2010,N/a,N/a,N/a,N/a,N/a,English,Sarah Viner,,s.viner@sheffield.ac.uk,Bones,2010 vp10_report_faunalremainsupdate.docx,Faunal remains from Star Carr 2008 and 2010: Report on material omitted from earlier analyses,"During archiving of the faunal material from Star Carr it was discovered that 16 finds were omitted from Sarah Viner’s 2008 report, and 8 from the 2010 report. These have since been examined and the results are discussed here.",2010,N/a,N/a,N/a,N/a,N/a,English,Becky Knight,,becky.knight@york.ac.uk,Bones,2010 vp10_report_flint.docx,Star Carr flint report 2010 season,"A total of 491 lithic artefacts were recovered during the 2010 season at Star Carr. 128 of these were not recovered in situ, instead discovered in backfill contexts. These derived in particular from the backfill of Clark’s trench, cutting 2, but were also recovered from backfill in VP85A and SC24, where they are likely to derive from ploughsoil and upcast from the Hertford cut. Lithic material was also recovered from the upcast which was removed by machine in preparation for excavation. Of the in situ material, 35 pieces derived from cutting 2, 5 from SC24, 11 from VP85A and 312 from SC33. Following a discussion of the general characteristics of the assemblage, the lithic material from each area will be discussed separately in order to understand the context and nature of activities.",2011,N/a,N/a,N/a,N/a,N/a,English,Chantal Conneller,,chantal.conneller@manchester.ac.uk,Flint,2010 vp10_report_geophysics.docx,Geophysics survey at Star Carr: Resitance Survey,"A resistivity survey was undertaken over the site of Star Carr, Seamer, North Yorkshire prior to and during other fieldwork undertaken by the Universities of York and Manchester. Additionally, ground penetrating radar survey was undertaken on the area trenched during the 2010 season though is not reported on here, as its evidential value is thought of more worth when considered alongside as yet incomplete post-excavation work. Known archaeological remains at the site comprise substantial deposits of organic remains, many thousands of lithics and structural evidence alongside palaeo-Lake Flixton. In light of this, resistivity was used to determine the presence/absence of archaeological features and assess the resistance character of deposits on and surrounding the site. 1.44ha of resistivity survey was conducted within one field of improved pasture. Grids were arranged to cover as much of the ‘dryland’ peninsula as possible. The survey returned extreme resistance responses, unsurprising due to the wetland/dryland areas covered on a single plot. Potential archaeological features were detected on the dryland whilst greater clarity of subsurface deposits in the wetland was revealed.",2010,N/a,N/a,N/a,N/a,"vp10_report_geophysics_fig1.tif, vp10_report_geophysics_fig2.tif, vp10_report_geophysics_fig3.tif, vp10_report_geophysics_fig4.tif",English,Endward Blinkhorn,,ehb@york.ac.uk,Geophysics,2010 vp10_report_insects.docx,"Insect remains from four sequences of deposits excavated at Star Carr, Vale of Pickering, North Yorkshire, in 2010 Technical Report","In summer 2010 archaeological excavations were carried out on deposits associated with the Mesolithic site at Star Carr near Scarborough, North Yorkshire (TA 027810), which was first excavated between 1949 and 1951 (Clark 1954). The work formed part of a research-driven evaluation of the archaeological potential of deposits in the area which are now under severe threat of degradation due to land drainage. Recent archaeological work has shown that compression of the peat deposits and high levels of acidity have seriously affected buried artefacts and bioarchaeological material (Milner 2007). The work in 2010 involved the excavation of a new trench (SC33) and the extension of trenches cut by Clark (CT2x), Mellars and Lane in 1985 (VP85Ax) and Milner et al. in 2007 (SC24x). All the trenches lay within an area along the northern margin of the ancient lake. Samples for plant and insect macrofossil analysis were taken from sections in all four trenches firstly to assess the survival and state of preservation of remains, and secondly to provide palaeoenvironmental data. An assessment of sub-samples representing the upper, middle and lower parts of peat deposits from each of the four trenches revealed that insect remains were common in the lower parts of the sedimentary sequences but more sparsely represented in the uppermost deposits (Allison 2010). This report concerns the detailed analysis of insect remains from CT2x and VP85Ax, with less detailed work on remains from SC24x. No further work was carried out on material from SC33 since it represented an incomplete sequence, but the results from the assessment are summarized here. The deposits appear to have accumulated during the early Holocene, and the current information on dating was summarised by Milner and Meadows (2010). Samples for more precise dating were taken from a number of deposits during the excavation, but no results were available at time of writing.",2011,N/a,N/a,N/a,N/a,"vp10_report_insects_fig1.tif, vp10_report_insects_fig2.tif, vp10_report_insects_fig3.tif, vp10_report_insects_fig4.tif",English,Enid Allinson,,enid.allinson@canterburytrust.co.uk,Insects,2010 vp10_report_jellybone.docx,"Analaysis of the ""jellybone"" excavated from Star Carr in 2007, 2008 and 2010",,2014,N/a,N/a,N/a,N/a,"vp10_report_jellybone_fig1.tif vp10_report_jellybone_fig2.tif vp10_report_jellybone_fig3.tif vp10_report_jellybone_fig4.tif vp10_report_jellybone_fig5.tif ",English,"Kirsty High, Hannah Koon and Kirsty Penkman",,kh691@york.ac.uk,Soil Chemistry,2010 vp10_report_leicalaserscanning.docx,Star Carr report: Laser Scanning with the Leica Scanstation,"A limited program of scanning was carried out using the Leica Scanstation. This machine is a pulsed time-of-flight laser scanner with a total range of up to 300m, with its highest accuracy between 1-50m of the instrument. Point spacing is a minimum of >1mm. Scanning time is longer than for the other systems, with an acquisition rate of up to 4000 points per second. The Scanstation is also capable of recording intensity returns (cf the HDS6000) as well as photographic imagery. Due to the slower capture rate, areas for scanning are targeted, rather than recording blanket 360 degree coverage, as with the other systems.",2011,N/a,N/a,N/a,N/a,"vp10_report_leicalaserscanning_fig01.tif vp10_report_leicalaserscanning_fig02a.tif vp10_report_leicalaserscanning_fig02b.tif vp10_report_leicalaserscanning_fig02c.tif vp10_report_leicalaserscanning_fig03a.tif vp10_report_leicalaserscanning_fig03b.tif vp10_report_leicalaserscanning_fig04.tif vp10_report_leicalaserscanning_fig05.tif ",English,"Helen Goochilde, Anthony Masinton",,helen.goodchilde@york.ac.uk,Laser Scanning,2010 vp10_report_managementstrat.docx,"Star Carr Revisited: A management strategy to support the proposed excavation of the Early Mesolithic occupation site in the Vale of Pickering, North Yorkshire","Excavations at Star Carr over the last couple of years with a specific focus on the deterioration of the deposits and two seminars organised by English Heritage led to a consensus amongst stakeholders that the evidential value of this internationally important site is at serious and demonstrable risk from loss – probably complete loss over the next five years. At the last seminar (Cambridge 2009) Professor Graeme Barker suggested that large scale funding was required and that an application should be made to the European Research Council (ERC). This has now been achieved with a grant for 1.5 million Euros to Dr Nicky Milner (Senior Lecturer, University of York) for five years of research at Star Carr with specific research aims for furthering the understanding of this site. In addition, a small scale excavation will be carried out at an earlier, adjacent site in order to understand how Star Carr relates to earlier occupation in the region. Together this work will address key issues of colonisation and settlement and how humans reacted and adapted to dramatic climate and environmental change following the end of the last Ice Age. It is important to note that the grant was written within the context of these research questions and wider international agendas in order to secure the funding. However, this grant does not cover costs associated with the total excavation of the Star Carr site and the necessary level of public engagement to deliver the desired level of public benefit. Another grant has been secured from the Arts and Humanities Research Board in collaboration with York Archaeological Trust for a PhD to work on the public understanding of the site, but further funding will be sought in order to bring the best possible public benefit to the research. In addition, further funding has been sought to bring together scholars from across Europe who research Mesolithic bog sites in order to spread best practice. This proposed research work will significantly contribute to the emerging concept of the ‘National Story’. The Mesolithic, and particularly the period following the last ice age, has been somewhat of a black hole in our understanding of the past. In sum, the hunter-gatherers who lived during this postglacial period have been characterised as highly mobile, dispersed and living within small groups (Fischer 2006), and there is much debate as to how they adapted to global warming: did they move during periods of climatic change, or instead adapt to the new environmental conditions (Terberger & Eriksen 2004)? The recent discoveries at Star Carr potentially offer a new and very exciting picture; one in which hunter-gatherers move into a new territory but then settle down and invest time and effort into building “houses” and large scale wooden platforms with evidence for occupation that spans hundreds of years. This Management Strategy has been prepared to present a coherent approach to the excavation of Star Carr. It is essential that an over-arching Strategy is defined and agreed to secure the values of Star Carr itself, its relationship to the wider landscape of the Vale of Pickering, and to the public, now and in the future.",2012,N/a,N/a,N/a,N/a,"vp10_report_managementstrat_fig1.tif vp10_report_managementstrat_fig2.tif vp10_report_managementstrat_fig3.tif vp10_report_managementstrat_fig4.tif vp10_report_managementstrat_fig5.tif ",English,Nicky Milner,,nicky.milner@york.ac.uk,Project,2010 vp10_report_micromorphology.docx,"Star Carr, 2010: Micromorphology of the sedimentary sequence",Two samples were provided from the 2008 excavations at Star Carr from contexts 159 and 144 through the fill of the hollow believed to be within an early Mesolithic structure for micromorphological analysis (after Murphy 1986; Bullock et al. 1985; Stoops 2003). The samples are briefly described below and in Appendix 1.,2011,N/a,N/a,N/a,N/a,"vp10_report_micromorphology_fig1a.tif vp10_report_micromorphology_fig1b.tif vp10_report_micromorphology_fig1c.tif vp10_report_micromorphology_fig1d.tif vp10_report_micromorphology_fig2a.tif vp10_report_micromorphology_fig2b.tif vp10_report_micromorphology_fig3a.tif vp10_report_micromorphology_fig3b.tif vp10_report_micromorphology_fig3c.tif vp10_report_micromorphology_fig3d.tif vp10_report_micromorphology_fig4a.tif vp10_report_micromorphology_fig4b.tif vp10_report_micromorphology_fig4c.tif vp10_report_micromorphology_fig4d.tif vp10_report_micromorphology_fig4e.tif vp10_report_micromorphology_fig4f.tif vp10_report_micromorphology_fig4g.tif vp10_report_micromorphology_fig4h.tif ",English,Charles French,,caif2@cam.ac.uk,Soil Micromorphology,2010 vp10_report_objectlaserscanning.docx,Star Carr - Object Laser Scanning,"Two pieces of anthropogenically modified antler and three small pieces of barbed point were selected for scanning. Scanning was then carried out using a Konica Minolta VIVID-910 3D laser scanner. The VIVID-910 is a ‘point-and-shoot’ style laser scanner, with a field of view of approximately 0.6 m wide. This allowed recording to a vertical resolution of about 0.4 mm, with an individual lateral point accuracy of 0.3 mm. The high level of point accuracy was a crucial factor in recording these artefacts, since rescanning may be require to assess any change due to storage. Since change can only be detected outside of the range of twice the point accuracy of the equipment; any variation within this margin has to be attributed to the inherent inaccuracies of the equipment. Therefore high accuracy scanning is preferable to allow detailed monitoring of the artefacts as well as providing a digital representation.",2011,N/a,N/a,N/a,N/a,"vp10_report_objectlaserscanning_fig01.tif vp10_report_objectlaserscanning_fig02.tif vp10_report_objectlaserscanning_fig03.tif vp10_report_objectlaserscanning_fig04.tif vp10_report_objectlaserscanning_fig05.tif ",English,"Simon Fitch, Helen Moulden, Henry Chapman",,h.chapman@bham.ac.uk,Laser Scanning,2010 vp10_report_palaeoclimate.docx,"Report on the Environmental and Palaeoclimate Reconstruction of the deep Lake Sediments, Star Carr","The sediments within the Vale of Pickering formed as a result of glacial and postglacial geomorphic activity from the Last Glacial maximum through to the Holocene (Mellars 1998). During the Last Glacial Maximum the area was close to the southernmost limit of LGM ice and current evidence suggests that initially the western end of the Vale (east of the Wykeham moraine) was blocked by glacial ice which dammed the natural drainage of the River Derwent, leading to the formation of Glacial lake Pickering (Figure 1). The lake eventually drained via the cutting of Kirkham Gorge in the west of the Vale and retreat of ice in the east. Large moraines have been identified along the current coastline suggesting that the retreat of the ice may have been staged rather than continuous.",2011,N/a,N/a,N/a,N/a,"vp10_report_palaeoclimate_fig1.tif vp10_report_palaeoclimate_fig2.tif vp10_report_palaeoclimate_fig3.tif vp10_report_palaeoclimate_fig3b.tif vp10_report_palaeoclimate_fig4.tif vp10_report_palaeoclimate_fig5.tif vp10_report_palaeoclimate_fig6.tif vp10_report_palaeoclimate_fig7.tif ",English,"Simon Blockley, Ian Candy, Christopher Darvill, Amanda Ferry, Ian Matthews, Adrian Palmer",,simon.blockley@rhul.ac.uk,Palaeoclimate,2010 vp10_report_pd.docx,Star Carr: an excavation to inform future management discussions. Project Design,,2010,N/a,N/a,N/a,N/a,"vp10_report_pd_fig1.tif vp10_report_pd_fig2.tif ",English,Nicky Milner,"Jonathon Last, Chantal Conneller, Barry Taylor, Ben Elliott",nicky.milner@york.ac.uk,Project,2010 vp10_report_pollen.docx,Assessment of the Palynology of Peat Monoliths from Star Carr 2010,"Seventy-five centimetres of sediment were recovered in aluminium alloy monolith tins from the exposed section at context 321 at Star Carr, and stored at the Geography Department, University of Durham. These tins were 50 centimetres long, 10 centimetres wide and 10 centimetres deep, allowing the recovery of a large quantity of sediment so that a variety of analyses could be performed from the same stratigraphic horizons if necessary. Other monolith tins were taken from adjacent sections in case the primary samples proved barren of pollen, but these have not had to be used in analysis and are stored at Manchester University as an archive.",2011,N/a,N/a,N/a,N/a,"vp10_report_pollen_fig1.tif vp10_report_pollen_fig2.tif vp10_report_pollen_fig3.tif ",English,Bruce Albert and James Innes,,j.b.innes@durham.ac.uk,Pollen,2010 vp10_report_preservation.docx,Initial assessment of the bone from the 2010 excavation,"The few samples of bone recovered from the 2007 & 2008 excavations were severely deteriorated and demineralised (Milner et al., 2011). Similarly, the small number of bones excavated from the new trench in 2010 (SC33), were also observed to have this jelly-like texture. In contrast, the bones recovered in 2010 from Clark’s backfill were in a reasonable condition when excavated. However, despite slow and careful drying during post-excavation, the bone samples degraded rapidly.",2013,N/a,N/a,N/a,N/a,"vp10_report_preservation_fig1.tif vp10_report_preservation_fig2.tif ",English,Kirsty High and Kirsty Penkman,,kh691@york.ac.uk,Soil Chemistry,2010 vp10_report_sieving.docx,Star Carr 2010 Wet Sieve Review,"The wet sieving process for Star Carr 2010 was designed and implemented following the relevant sections of the project design. An addendum to the project design described the sieving processes in more detail. As is always the case, the field implementation did not perfectly marry to the aims and methods set out in the strategy. The lessons learned from both the practicalities of sieving and the data generated should inform future artefact recovery strategies. In total 141 samples (almost all 10l buckets) were processed in 12 working days by teams varying between one and five sievers.",2010,N/a,N/a,N/a,N/a,"vp10_report_sieving_fig1.tif ",English,James Rackham and Pat Hadley,,envarchcons@btinternet.com,Plant remains,2010 vp10_report_sitelaserscanning.docx,3D Laser Scanning of the 2010 excavations at Star Carr,"The aim of this investigation was to assess the general applicability and efficacy of using terrestrial laser scanning techniques on the site of Star Carr. Towards addressing this aim, the project identified a number of specific objectives: To scan the excavations at Star Carr to provide a point in time record. To generate data that could be compared to that generated by other scanning hardware to explore the relative merits of different techniques. To develop a methodology for the implementation of terrestrial scanning in the examination of the wood. To generate metrically accurate documentation of the Star Carr excavation, and provide a permanent digital record of the site during the excavation. Such recording could allow for the production a more accurate reconstruction of the stratigraphy through the application of this method (Brunning and Watson 2010). To create a metrically accurate record of the exposed section of the timber platform which can be used to analyse the distortion of this structure, should it be re-excavated. To create a 3D dataset that can be viewed as a TruView or fly-through animation, that could subsequently be used for future research and analysis. The laser scanning also provided data to broader research questions of the project. Specifically the recording of the timber platform will provide data which will assist in the consideration of the preservation of the structure. Additionally data provisioned upon the spatial distribution and extent of both the site and timber platform will also assist in the cultural interpretation of the site.",2010,N/a,N/a,N/a,N/a,"vp10_report_sitelaserscanning_fig01.tif vp10_report_sitelaserscanning_fig02.tif vp10_report_sitelaserscanning_fig03.tif vp10_report_sitelaserscanning_fig04.tif vp10_report_sitelaserscanning_fig05.tif vp10_report_sitelaserscanning_fig06.tif vp10_report_sitelaserscanning_fig07.tif vp10_report_sitelaserscanning_fig08.tif vp10_report_sitelaserscanning_fig09.tif vp10_report_sitelaserscanning_fig10.tif vp10_report_sitelaserscanning_fig11.tif vp10_report_sitelaserscanning_fig12.tif vp10_report_sitelaserscanning_fig13.tif vp10_report_sitelaserscanning_fig14.tif vp10_report_sitelaserscanning_fig15.tif ",English,"Simon Fitch, Helen Moulden, Henry Chapman",,h.chapman@bham.ac.uk,Laser Scanning,2010 vp10_report_soilchemistry.docx,"Report on Rapid Geochemical Changes, 'Halo' effects and Sulphur Isotopes in archaeological sediments at Star Carr","This report presents the results of an investigation of rapid changes in pH, electrical conductivity (EC) and redox potential (redox) in archaeological sediments at Star Carr in July 2010, and results of field investigations into ‘halo’ effects in sediments adjacent to archaeological excavations conducted in August 2010. It also reports initial investigations of sulphur isotopes from Star Carr sediments. These investigations were conducted on sediments from three locations at the Star Carr excavation site (see Figure 1). The first aim of this study was to investigate the speed and magnitude of geochemical changes in Star Carr archaeological sediments when exposed to air. The second aim was to explore the magnitude and extent of ‘edge’ or ‘halo’ effects produced by the summer 2010 archaeological excavations. The final aim of this work was to attempt a comparison of sulphur isotopes from the Mesolithic sediments at the Star Carr site with local bedrock geology and glacial sediments. On 24th July, just before the summer 2010 Star Carr excavation commenced, three (hand auger) boreholes were established adjacent to proposed excavation areas (Figure 1). Borehole BH1 was situated adjacent to Area 1, BH2 was adjacent to Area 4 and BH3 was adjacent to Area 3. The three boreholes were sampled at 5-10cm intervals between 40/50cm depth and the base the Holocene sequence, and analysed in the field for pH, electrical conductivity and redox potential (Appendix 1.1 & Figures 2-4). For each sequence, key horizons (for example, the archaeological zone) were selected for analysis of rapid geochemical changes. In each case, adjacent (within 5cm) boreholes were sunk to obtain material from the target horizons for the time-series analyses. The results of the time-series analyses appear in Appendix 1.2 & Figures 5 & 6.",2010,N/a,N/a,N/a,N/a,"vp10_report_soilchemistry_fig01.tif vp10_report_soilchemistry_fig02.tif vp10_report_soilchemistry_fig03.tif vp10_report_soilchemistry_fig04.tif vp10_report_soilchemistry_fig05.tif vp10_report_soilchemistry_fig06.tif vp10_report_soilchemistry_fig07.tif vp10_report_soilchemistry_fig08.tif vp10_report_soilchemistry_fig09.tif vp10_report_soilchemistry_fig10.tif vp10_report_soilchemistry_fig11.tif vp10_report_soilchemistry_fig12.tif vp10_soilchemistry_appendix1.xlsx",English,Steve Boreham,,sb139@cam.ac.uk,Soil Chemistry,2010 vp10_report_upd.docx,Star Carr: an excavation to inform future management discussions. Project Design,,2011,N/a,N/a,N/a,N/a,N/a,English,Nicky Milner,"Jonathon Last, Chantal Conneller, Barry Taylor",nicky.milner@york.ac.uk,Project,2010 vp10_report_woodartefacts.docx,Star Carr 2010 - Digging Sticks,Notes on the analysis of the wooden artefacts recovered from Star Carr during the 2010 excavations,2010,N/a,N/a,N/a,N/a,N/a,English,Maisie Taylor,,maisietaylor7@gmail.com,Wood,2010 vp10_report_woodcatalogue.docx,Star Carr 2010: Catalogue of wood finds and samples,List of wood finds and samples recovered durinf 2010 excavation at Star Carr,2010,N/a,N/a,N/a,N/a,N/a,English,Maisie Taylor,,maisietaylor7@gmail.com,Wood,2010 vp10_report_woodid.docx,Species identification of wood samples from the Star Carr 2010 excavations,"The following table gives the species identifications for wood material recovered during the 2010 excavations at the site of Star Carr, N Yorkshire. 116 samples were analysed by Allan Hall as part of the project’s post-excavation processing. These samples originated from three separate trenches, and twelve different contexts. The shorthand for each species is given below.",2010,N/a,N/a,N/a,N/a,N/a,English,Allan Hall,,allan.hall@york.ac.uk,Plant remains,2010 vp10_report_xrf.docx,XRF analysis - Star Carr 2010,"During the fieldwork season of 2010 when trench VP85a was re-excavated and a programme of laser scanning was conducted on the exposed trenches and sections it was decided that a detailed XRF analysis of one of the sections may afford considerable additional data that could be used in the interpretation of the laser data from the scanning exercise, be compared with the stratigraphic information recorded in the field and possibly contribute to the analysis of the preservational condition of the sediments on the site. To this end a small core was taken from the south west corner of Trench VP85a (Figs. 1 and 2) using an electrical conduit and cheese wire to cut the core from the section for analysis on the Aberystwyth University Institute of Geography and Earth Sciences ITRAX core scanner. An additional 102mm diameter sealed core was taken from immediately behind the XRF core for further geochemical and other studies that could then be related directly to the XRF data recorded from the conduit core. The sealed core was despatched to Dr Steve Boreham at Cambridge University but is as yet unopened and is available for other researchers on the project. The location of the sealed core was recorded as E502824.792 N480993.619 with a level for the top of the core of 25.386m OD. This core is located some 3 metres south of Petra Dark’s sample monolith M1 (Mellars and Dark 1998, p.35) and 1m south of Dr Borehams borehole E3.",2011,N/a,N/a,N/a,N/a,vp10_report_xrf_fig1.tif ,English,James Rackham,,envarchcons@btinternet.com,Soil Chemistry,2010 ,,,,,,,,vp10_report_xrf_fig2.tif ,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,vp10_report_xrf_fig3a.tif ,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,vp10_report_xrf_fig3b.tif ,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,vp10_report_xrf_fig3c.tif ,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,vp10_report_xrf_fig3d.tif ,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,vp10_report_xrf_fig4a.tif ,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,vp10_report_xrf_fig4b.tif ,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,vp10_report_xrf_fig4c.tif ,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,vp10_report_xrf_fig4d.tif ,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,vp10_report_xrf_fig5a.tif ,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,vp10_report_xrf_fig5b.tif ,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,vp10_report_xrf_fig5c.tif ,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,vp10_report_xrf_fig6a.tif ,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,vp10_report_xrf_fig6b.tif ,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,vp10_report_xrf_fig6c.tif ,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,vp10_report_xrf_fig6d.tif ,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,vp10_report_xrf_fig7a.tif ,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,vp10_report_xrf_fig7b.tif ,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,vp10_report_xrf_fig8.tif ,,,,,,