Richer, S. (2014). Environmental remains from Abbey Bridge, Evesham, Worcestershire. Worcester: Worcestershire Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1047291. Cite this using datacite

Title
Title
The title of the publication or report
Title:		 Environmental remains from Abbey Bridge, Evesham, Worcestershire
Series
Series
The series the publication or report is included in
Series:		 Worcestershire Archaeology unpublished report series
Downloads
Downloads
Any files associated with the publication or report that can be downloaded from the ADS
Downloads:
fieldsec1-242559_1.pdf (4 MB) : Download
Licence Type
Licence Type
ADS, CC-BY 4.0 or CC-BY 4.0 NC.
Licence Type:
ADS Terms of Use and Access icon
ADS Terms of Use and Access
DOI
DOI
The DOI (digital object identifier) for the publication or report.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.5284/1047291
Publication Type
Publication Type
The type of publication - report, monograph, journal article or chapter from a book
Publication Type:		 Report (in Series)
Abstract
Abstract
The abstract describing the content of the publication or report
Abstract:		 An assessment of environmental samples from a geoarchaeological borehole survey was undertaken on behalf of Worcestershire County Council (NGR SP033431; HER WSM58042). Four samples were analysed for molluscan remains and pollen analysis was undertaken on eight samples. Pollen was present in good quantities in six of the eight samples. Both the molluscs and the pollen were in agreement that swampy conditions gave way to slow flowing, but well oxygenated water. In addition, the pollen evidence revealed a treeless, grassland environment, with patches of willow and juniper scrub low down in the profiles. Such an environment is not dissimilar from a modern alpine environment. Over time, pine, birch and hazel colonised the wider area, but were not likely to have grown at the site. The site is typical of the late glacial/early Holocene, showing a change from an open treeless landscape, to one where trees needing a warmer climate began to colonise the area. Two samples submitted for radiocarbon dating produced dates from the terminal Upper Palaeolithic (10428-10015 cal BC) and the early Mesolithic 9356-9252 cal BC, consistent with the late glacial/early Holocene transition as interpreted from the environmental evidence. The site of is regional importance, as sites dating to this period are extremely rare within the county and the West Midlands as a whole. The sequences from Abbey Bridge, therefore, have the potential to improve and refine our understanding of the vegetational history of the Avon valley and its surrounding area.
Author
Author
The authors of this publication or report
Author:		 Suzi Richer ORCID icon
Publisher
Publisher
The publisher of the publication or report
Publisher:		 Worcestershire Archaeology
Other Person/Org
Other Person/Org
Other people or organisations for this publication or report
Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Worcestershire HER (OASIS Reviewer)
Year of Publication
Year of Publication
The year the book, article or report was published
Year of Publication:		 2014
Locations
Locations
Any locations covered by the publication or report. This is not the place the book or report was published.
Locations:
Site: Abbey Bridge
County: Worcestershire
District: Wychavon
Parish: EVESHAM
Country: England
Grid Reference: 403300, 243100 (Easting, Northing)
Subjects / Periods
Subjects / Periods
Subjects / Periods associated with this record.
Subjects / Periods:
UPPER PALAEOLITHIC (Historic England Periods) ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLE (Find)
AUGER SURVEY (Event)
Identifiers
Identifiers
Identifiers associated with the publication. These might include DOIs, site codes, Monument Identifiers etc.
Identifiers:
OASIS Id: fieldsec1-242559
OBIB: Internal report number 2140
Source
Source
Where the record has come from or which dataset it was orginally included in.
Source:
Source icon
OASIS (OASIS)
Relations
Relations
Other resources which are relevant to this publication or report
Relations:
Created Date
Created Date
The date the record of the pubication was first entered
Created Date:		 02 May 2018