| Abstract: |
Presents the results of English Heritage sponsored survey work undertaken in 1995 and 1996 in one of seven areas making up the Humber wetlands (see also 96/1053, 98/1347, also above and below. The background to the survey is given in the introductory section, which contains an `Introducing the survey of the Humberhead Levels' by Jon Etté & Robert Van de Noort (1--5); the `Physical background to the Humberhead Levels' by Stephen Ellis (7--12); a survey of `Landuse in the Humberhead Levels' by Richard Middleton (13--18); and `The drainage history of the Humberhead Levels' by Mark Dinnin (19--30). The palaeoenvironmental programme is covered in: `Introduction to the palaeoenvironmental survey' by Mark Dinnin (31--45); `The palaeoenvironmental survey of the rivers Aire, Went, former Turnbridge Dike (Don north branch), and the Hampole Beck' by Malcolm Lillie (47--78); `The palaeoenvironmental survey of the rivers Idle, Torne and Old River Don' by Mark Dinnin (81--155); `The palaeoenvironmental survey of the West, Torne and Hatfield Moors' by Mark Dinnin (157--89); `Alluvium and warping in the Humberhead Levels: identification of the factors obscuring palaeo-landsurfaces and the archaeological record' by Malcolm Lillie (191--218). The archaeological Programme is reported in: `Introduction to the archaeological survey' by Robert Van de Noort & Helen Fenwick (219--26); `The archaeological survey of the rivers Aire, Went, former Turnbridge Dike (Don north branch), and the Hampole Beck' by Ruth Head, Helen Fenwick, Henry Chapman, Robert Van de Noort & Malcolm Lillie (229--64); `The archaeological survey of the rivers Idle, Torne and Old River Don' by Ruth Head, Helen Fenwick, Henry Chapman, Robert Van de Noort & Mark Dinnin (267--367); `The archaeological survey of the West, Torne and Hatfield Moors' by Robert Van de Noort, Henry Chapman, Ruth Head & Mark Dinnin (369--81); `The use of lithic material in the Humberhead Levels in prehistory' by Ruth Head (383--95); `The Humberhead Levels from the air: a landscape in context' by Henry Chapman (397--407); `The Roman period landscape at Scaftworth' by Robert Van de Noort, Malcolm Lillie, David Taylor and Jason Kirby (409--28); and `The wetland potential of medieval moated sites in the Humberhead Levels' by Helen Fenwick (429--52). An `Overview' section includes a discussion of the `Preservation of waterlogged sites in the Humberhead Levels' by Robert Van de Noort (439--52); `Conclusions' by Robert Van de Noort, Mark Dinnin, Malcolm Lillie, Ruth Head, Helen Fenwick & Henry Chapman (453--61); `Recommendations' [for future management and research] by Robert Van de Noort & Stephen Ellis (463--6). Six appendices cover: `The recording system' by Helen Fenwick (467--8); `Doncaster Museum accession numbers of survey material' by Ruth Head (469--70); `Radiocarbon dates' by Alex Bayliss & Robert Van de Noort (471); `Palynological data from the Humberhead Levels' by David Weir (473--82); `Flint typology' by Ruth Head (483--6); `Pottery types and forms' by Helen Fenwick (487--9). A glossary and list of botanical names are also included. |
