Smyth, C. and Jennings, S. (1988). Mid - to - Late-Holocene Forest Composition and the Effects of Clearances in the Combe Haven Valley, East Sussex. Sussex Archaeological Collections 126. Vol 126, pp. 1-20. https://doi.org/10.5284/1085386. Cite this via datacite

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Title:		 Mid - to - Late-Holocene Forest Composition and the Effects of Clearances in the Combe Haven Valley, East Sussex
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Issue:		 Sussex Archaeological Collections 126
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Volume:		 126
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Page Start/End:		 1 - 20
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Abstract:		 Forest composition stages for the past 6000 years have been identified for a small catchment in East Sussex. Palynological analysis supported by radiocarbon measurements of two sites within the valley has been undertaken in order to examine the relationship between changes in forest composition , including clearance phases, and valley sedimentation. A variety of causes exist for alterations to the forest , ranging from natural edaphic changes on the valley floor to widespread anthropogenic clearance, the latter predominant from the Iron Age. Archaeological investigations have shown that the Combe Haven valley was a centre for the early iron industry. Anthropogenic forest clearance from approximately 2900 b.p. was responsible for the formation of the present floodplain when biogenic sediments were replaced by minerogenic deposits as a result of slope wash. A major decline in arboreal pollen frequencies on both pollen diagrams corresponds closely with the deposition of minerogenic sediments in the valley bottom. However, the initiation of forest clearance and slope wash appears to be diachronous within the valley.
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Author:		 Christine Smyth
Simon Jennings
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Year of Publication:		 1988
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Site: Combe Haven Valley
Parish: Hastings
District: Hastings
County: East Sussex
Country: England
Grid Reference: 578420, 108604 (Easting, Northing)
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PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods) Radiocarbon Dating (Event)
POLLEN (Object England)
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Created Date:		 08 Jun 2021