| Title: |
Identifying changing fluvial conditions in low gradient alluvial archaeological landscapes:
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| Subtitle: |
can coleoptera provide insights into changing discharge rates and floodplain evolution? |
| Issue: |
J Archaeol Sci 31 (1) |
| Series: |
Journal of Archaeological Science
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| Volume: |
31
(1)
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| Page Start/End: |
109 - 120 |
| Biblio Note |
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| Publication Type: |
Journal
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| Abstract: |
Using examples from dated alluvial deposits in the Trent basin, this paper suggests that the waterlogged remains of insects, mainly beetles, can be used to detect the occurrence of varying discharge and changing patterns of flood-plain evolution in low gradient alluvial landscapes of Holocene age. Comparison of Coleoptera assemblages from three high-energy and two lower-energy deposits indicates that a number of distinctive characteristics can be identified and criteria can be set for the distinction of these two contrasting depositional environments. This approach is tested using Coleoptera remains recovered from a palaeochannel fill at Spalford Meadows in the Lower Trent Valley. |
| Year of Publication: |
2004
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| Subjects / Periods: |
| Holocene (Auto Detected Temporal) |
| Palaeochannel (Auto Detected Subject) |
| Coleoptera Remains (Auto Detected Subject) |
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Fluvial Processes
(BIAB)
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| Source: |
BIAB
(The British & Irish Archaeological Bibliography (BIAB))
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| Created Date: |
03 Dec 2004 |
