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Univ London Inst Archaeol Bull 8-9
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Univ London Inst Archaeol Bull 8-9
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University of London Institute of Archaeology Bulletin
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8-9
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1970
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Date Of Issue From: 1970
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05 Dec 2008
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Pleistocene geochronology in the New Forest, Hampshire
Swanson
55 - 100
The major part of the article is concerned with the detailed sequence of Pleistocene geological events in the New Forest gravel terraces, to which four implements in the British Museum give important clues. These are three early Acheulian or Abbevillian handaxes from Stoney Cross (a ?355 ft terrace of the R Test) and a Middle Acheulian limande from Vereley Hill (300 ft terrace). Typologically the implements are too late for these gravels, and the best explanation seems to be that they originated in occupation sites beside small streams crossing the older Solent terraces, eventually becoming incorporated in the terraces but in redeposited, not in-situ gravels.
Palaeoliths of special interest
A D Lacaille
101 - 108
(1) A new Acheulian type is represented by two pick-like implements which, when held in the hand, are manifestly heavy-duty knives. One, from Uverdale Road, Chelsea, probably originated in the 100ft terrace, reaching its find-spot in a load of contractor's gravel. It would belong to the Hoxnian Interglacial. The other tool came from the Swanscombe Middle Gravels. Neither would have needed hafting. (2) Two implements from the Dordogne are Gravettian bifaces which should be recognised as representing a distinct and intentionally-manufactured type, although usually given scant attention by excavators.
Interpretation of land snail faunas
John G Evans
109 - 116
Not only has the archaeological potential of molluscan analysis not yet been fully realised, but certain misconceptions about past results still linger. Sampling has been incomplete, insufficient attention has been paid to the stratigraphy of the deposits concerned, and interpretations have often been uncritical. Land mollusca indicate local environmental conditions and can be used only to a limited extent to date deposits or to testify to general climatic conditions. The complexities of the problem are demonstrated by the situation at about 3000 BC; changing distribution patterns of certain species cannot be interpreted without reference to the entire soil history of each site involved. The combination of a drying-out of soils due to human interference with the habitat, and a fall in mean annual temperature since Neolithic times, has altered and generally restricted the distribution of certain snail species. To avoid misinterpretations, much closer cooperation is needed between the different specialists to obtain the correct balance of climatic, human and local factors.
Cultural evidence frum Oldbury
Desmond Collins
Ann COLLINS
150 - 176
Cultural evidence from Oldbury Kent
Desmond Collins
Ann COLLINS
151 - 176
[TQ 584568] Excavation in 1965 demonstrated that the well-known rock shelters were unlikely to have been occupied by Pleistocene man. A series of test holes was dug along a traverse to test general stratigraphy and soil conditions. Near Oldbury Hatch (Site N) a highly characteristic series of tools like those of Harrison's dig in the 1890s was found. The assemblage is typical of the Mousterian of Acheulian Tradition (MAT) and it is the richest Mousterian assemblage in Britain. By comparison with French sites we may conclude that the occupation was less concentrated, perhaps only seasonal. Very little first-class data on the MAT are available in print, but reasons are advanced for placing Oldbury in the middle of its development and recognising an earlier, "Paxton" phase in Britain. There is no geological means of dating the Oldbury site, but it would seem most likely to belong to the Brørup interstadial or conceivably the succeeding interstadial. The MAT is important as the culture tradition which affected Britain in last-glacial times - other parallel traditions are not well evidenced here. Au(abr)