| Abstract: |
Presents the results of English Heritage sponsored survey work undertaken in 1997 and 1998 in the one of seven areas making up the Humber wetlands (see also 96/1053, 98/1347, above). The introductory section comprises: `Introduction to the survey of the Vale of York' by Robert Van de Noort & John Etté (1--6); `Physical background to the Vale of York' by Stephen Ellis (7--12); and `Landuse in the Vale of York' by Richard Middleton (13--19). The palaeoenvironmental programme is discussed in: `Introduction to the palaeoenvironmental survey' by Malcolm Lillie & Benjamin Gearey (21--33); `The palaeoenvironmental survey of the Rivers Aire, Ouse, Wharfe and Derwent' by Malcolm Lillie & Benjamin Gearey (35--77); `The palaeoenvironmental survey of the Humber Estuary, incorporating an investigation of the nature of warp deposition in the southern part of the Vale of York' by Malcolm Lillie (79--108); and `Aspects of Holocene vegetational change in the Vale of York: palaeoenvironmental investigations at Askham Bog' by Benjamin Gearey & Malcolm Lillie (109--23). The archaeological programme is described in `Introduction to the archaeological survey' by Ruth Head, Helen Fenwick & Robert Van de Noort (125--38), with a contribution on `The Holme [on Spalding Moor] Project' by Peter Halkon (133--8); `The archaeological survey the Rivers Aire, Ouse, Wharfe and Derwent' by Henry Chapman, Helen Fenwick, Ruth Head, William Fletcher & Malcolm Lillie (141--203); `The archaeological survey the Humber Estuary' by William Fletcher, Henry Chapman, Ruth Head, Helen Fenwick, Robert Van de Noort & Malcolm Lillie (205--41); `The Vale of York from the air: a landscape in context' by Henry Chapman (243--53); and `Medieval moated sites in the Vale of York: distribution , modelling and wetland potential' by Helen Fenwick (255--67). An overview of the results comprises `Conclusions' by Robert Van de Noort, Malcolm Lillie, Benjamin Gearey, Helen Fenwick, Henry Chapman, William Fletcher & Ruth Head (269--79) and `Recommendations' [for future management and research] by Robert Van de Noort & Stephen Ellis (281--84). Seven appendices comprise: the `Recording system' by Helen Fenwick (285--6); `Hull and East Riding Museum accession numbers of survey material' by Ruth Head & Helen Fenwick (287); `Radiocarbon dates' by Alex Bayliss, Christopher Bronk Ramsey, Gordon Cook, Benjamin Gearey, Rodger Sparks & Robert Van de Noort (289--96); `Palynology -- approaches and techniques' by Benjamin Gearey (297--8); `Flint typology' by Ruth Head (299--303); `Pottery fabric types' by Helen Fenwick (305--8); and an `Introduction to the identification and categorisation of woodworking techniques on archaeological timbers' by William Fletcher (309--10). A glossary and a list of botanical names are also included. |
