Mighall, T. M., Timberlake, S., Clark, S. and Caseldine, A. E. (2002). A palaeoenvironmental investigation of sediments from the prehistoric mine of Copa Hill, Cwmystwyth, mid-Wales. J Archaeol Sci 29 (10). Vol 29(10), pp. 1161-1188.
| Title: | A palaeoenvironmental investigation of sediments from the prehistoric mine of Copa Hill, Cwmystwyth, mid-Wales | ||||||
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| Issue: | J Archaeol Sci 29 (10) | ||||||
| Series: | Journal of Archaeological Science | ||||||
| Volume: | 29 (10) | ||||||
| Page Start/End: | 1161 - 1188 | ||||||
| Biblio Note | Please note that this is a bibliographic record only, as originally entered into the BIAB database. The ADS have no files for download, and unfortunately cannot advise further on where to access hard copy or digital versions. | ||||||
| Publication Type: | Journal | ||||||
| Abstract: | Investigates the use of mine sediments to reconstruct the vegetational changes and atmospheric pollution history associated with prehistoric and medieval metal mining in the Ystwyth valley, Dyfed, mid-Wales. Pollen, charcoal, plant macrofossils, fossil insects and chemical analyses are presented from radiocarbon-dated sediments contained within a prehistoric mine situated on the upper slope of Copa Hill, close to the village of Cwmystwyth. The results provide additional support to the hypothesis that prehistoric mining had a negligible impact on woodland and that deforestation took place after Bronze Age mining ceased. | ||||||
| Year of Publication: | 2002 | ||||||
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| Note: | [OS SN 8116 7520] | ||||||
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| Created Date: | 14 Jan 2003 |
