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Archaeology in the Severn Estuary 3
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Title:
Archaeology in the Severn Estuary 3
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Series:
Archaeology in the Severn Estuary
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3
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Journal
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Publisher:
Severn Estuary Levels Research Committee (SELRC)
SELRC
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Year of Publication:
1992
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09 Oct 2017
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Field Survey and Excavation at Goldcliff 1992
Martin G Bell
An extensive survey of the archaeology of the foreshore to the west of Goldcliff was undertaken. A summer storm revealed many new wooden structures; these were planned but only limited excavation was possible. Seven rectangular late Iron Age structures are now known. A trackway has been identified leading to one of them. It is thought that the buildings relate to the seasonal utilisation of coastal pastures and possibly fishing activities.
Archaeology in the Somerset Levels and Moors 1992
Margaret Cox
Annual summary of achievements in the levels during 1992, including work at the Peat Moors Centre, the Abbot's Way track, Godney Moor, and through extensive surveys.
Archaeological Investigations in 1992 on the Gwent Approaches to the Second Severn Crossing
Iain M Ferris
Lucie Dingwall
Three sites identified during earlier evaluations were excavated. At Nine Meads (Rogiet Moor) two reens were investigated. At Vurlong Reen (Caldicot Moor) a programme of environmental assessment was carried out. Finally at Stoop Hill a Scheduled promontory was investigated. Various Romano-British features were recorded and further environmental samples taken.
Second Severn Crossing 1991 Welsh Intertidal Zone
Ryan Godbold
Rick Turner
Investigations were conducted in the intertidal zone between Caldicot Pill and Sudbrook Point. The project successfully contributed to knowledge of medieval river and estuary fishing practice in the estuary. All structures excavated were fishing related, with a date range from early medieval to post-medieval. Flints finds indicated human activity from the Lower Palaeolithic onwards.
The Severn Fisheries
C G W Green
Fishing techniques used in the Severn Estuary in the medieval and later periods are reviewed.
Caldicot Castle Lake
Nigel Nayling
The final season of work on the Bronze Age sequence at Caldicot Castle is detailed and post-excavation proposals outlined. Features excavated included a bridge or jetty, and further elements of a pile structure excavated in 1990. A further section was excavated across the earlier silted palaeochannels.
Second Severn Crossing, English Approaches
Richard R Newman
The known archaeological resource of the north Avon levels is summarised and the likely impact of the construction of access roads to the second Severn crossing is assessed. The archaeological works necessary in advance of and during construction are set out.
The Exploitation of the North Somerset Levels in the Roman Period
Stephen J Rippon
The evidence for Roman settlement in the north Avon levels is summarised and discussed. Unlike the main Somerset levels, the area has not been subject to major episodes of estuarine alluviation since the Roman period, and therefore the landscape, including earthworks, of that period is still visible in places such as south of Kenn and Banwell Moor. While there are many settlements on slightly raised land within the area, there are also significant tracts of low-lying land with no evidence for Roman occupation, and these may have been subject to freshwater floods.
Environmental Studies in the Welsh Severn Levels, Proposals for a Co-Ordinated Research Strategy
Rick Turner
There are significant and accelerating threats to the unique archaeological resources of the levels in Wales and England. A series of research priorities are set out to inform archaeological investigations around the Severn Estuary.
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Rumney Great Wharf 1992
John R L Allen
Michael G Fulford
Stephen J Rippon
Survey work at Rumney Great Wharf recorded more than 40 ditches in the intertidal zone. Excavation at two previously identified Romano-British sites involved recording of features in the mud cliff and across the beach. A large assemblage of later Romano-British material was recovered. Environmental evidence suggest the features were formed in a non-saline pastoral environment, supporting the argument that reclamation of the Wentlooge Level was initiated in the Romano-British period and that the area within the present seabank has not subsequently been subjected to major marine transgression and sedimentation.
Archaeology in the Severn Estuary 1992
Martin G Bell
Summary of annual activities.
