| Title: |
Excavation of a Late Bronze Age enclosure site at Gatwick Airport, 2001.
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| Issue: |
Sussex Archaeological Collections 143 |
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Sussex Archaeological Collections
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| Volume: |
143
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| Page Start/End: |
47 - 69 |
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| Publication Type: |
Journal
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| Abstract: |
Report on a programme of archaeological investigations undertaken in 2001 in advance of car park development in the North-West Zone of Gatwick Airport. The investigations culminated in the excavation of a partially enclosed Late Bronze Age settlement lying on the edge of the River Mole floodplain. Pollen, plant and insect remains indicated that the settlement occupied an area of previously cleared forest and woodland. An open landscape of grassland floodplain with scattered clumps of trees provided browsing and grazing for domestic animals. It is suggested that tillage occurred on the higher ground beyond the floodplain. The settlement developed and the landscape was cleared for pasture. The floodplain became drier, possibly because of modification and management of the watercourses and the increasing intensity in land-use. The excavation has demonstrated the archaeological and palaeo-environmental potential of the Mole Valley as it cuts through the Weald. Includes separately authored contributions on |
| Year of Publication: |
2005
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| Subjects / Periods: |
| Floodplain Pollen Plant (Auto Detected Subject) |
| Watercourses (Auto Detected Subject) |
| Enclosure (Auto Detected Subject) |
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SETTLEMENT
(Monument Type England)
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| Note: |
[OS 526100 141300]
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| Source: |
ADS Archive
(ADS Archive)
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| Created Date: |
05 Mar 2007 |
