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J Wetland Archaeol 7
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Title:
J Wetland Archaeol 7
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Series:
Journal of Wetland Archaeology
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Volume:
7
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Publication Type:
Journal
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Editor:
Bryony J Coles (neé Orme)
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Publisher:
Wetland Archaeology Research Project
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Year of Publication:
2007
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BIAB (The British & Irish Archaeological Bibliography (BIAB))
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http://www.sogaer.ex.ac.uk/archaeology/jwa/
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Created Date:
07 Dec 2007
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An ecological context for the post-Roman archaeology of the Somerset Moors (south west England, UK)
Rupert A Housley
Vanessa Straker
Frank M Chambers
Jonathan G A Lageard
1 - 22
The author argues that, in contrast to research into the wetland prehistory of the Somerset Moors and Levels, the wetland archaeology for the historic periods of the region has been less well known and reliant on mostly non-wetland sources of information such as documentary evidence, cartographic studies and inferences made from dry land archaeological sites. The study attempts to correct this percieved imbalance by outlining palynological and radiocarbon evidence obtained in the last fifteen years from Godney Moor, which suggests that palaeoenvironmental evidence may survive in at least certain parts of the region. Furthermore, data are highlighted from an earlier study made in the 1940s to 50s, which indicate that more palaeoenvironmental information for the post-Roman period can be discerned in previous studies if these findings are re-examined in the light of recent advances in knowledge.
Putative ritual deposition of Neolithic stone axes in a wetland context in Cumbria: refining the narrative using beetle remains
Stephen R Davis
David M Wilkinson
Tom Clare
73 - 81
Analysis of beetle remains from sediments thought to be contemporaneous to a Neolithic axe cache in the Lake District has provided information allowing a more detailed interpretation of the depositional environment than was available at the time of the original excavation. The results suggest that the axes were deposited in a waterside location, possibly in shallow open water on the edge of a wooded `island' surrounded by wetland habitats. The beetle remains also add detail to the description of the woodland environment, and include a number of dead-wood species such as a post-Elm Decline example of Scolytus scolytus, the elm bark beetle. The authors argue that the study illustrates how environmental archaeology can contribute not only a description of the environmental `stage' upon which human activities are played out, but in this case can also directly add information relevant to the interpretation of putative prehistoric ritual behaviour.
