Sturt, F., Dix, J. K., Grant, M. J., Steadman, S., Scaife, R. G., Edwards, R. J., Griffiths, S., Cameron, N. G., Thompson, C., Bray, S. and Jones, J. (2013). Life Below the Waves, Palaeolandscapes Preseved Within Sub Tidal Bristol Channel. Archaeology in the Severn Estuary 22. Vol 22.

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Title:		 Life Below the Waves, Palaeolandscapes Preseved Within Sub Tidal Bristol Channel
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Issue:		 Archaeology in the Severn Estuary 22
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Series:		 Archaeology in the Severn Estuary
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Volume:		 22
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Abstract:		 Geophysical and geotechnical surveys offshore of Hinkley Point have revealed an extensive, yet fragmentary, Early Holocene submerged palaeolandscape. Radiocarbon dating indicates peat formation beginning c 7500 Cal BC, with brackish and marine inundation taking place c 7000 Cal BC. The comprehensive dating strategy has also demonstrated the difficulties of obtaining robust chronologies from peat deposits within the sub-tidal zone. Results from a suite of palaeoenvironmental techniques provide detailed insights into an Early Mesolithic landscape. Of particular note was the frequent presence of charred remains of reeds, sedges and grasses in the sub-tidal basal freshwater peats which might implicate deliberate Early Mesolithic human activity. Significantly, the record revealed by the work here complements, and extends, that recorded previously from shallower intertidal and inland sites. This helps to extend our knowledge of the less accessible, but equally important, nowsubmerged terrestrial landscapes of the Bristol Channel and Severn Estuary region.
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Author:		 Fraser Sturt
Justin K Dix
Michael J Grant ORCID icon
Sean Steadman
Rob G Scaife
R J Edwards
Seren Griffiths ORCID icon
Nigel G Cameron
C Thompson
S Bray
Julie Jones
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Year of Publication:		 2013
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Created Date:		 09 Oct 2017