Down by the river
Subtitle: archaeological, palaeoenvironmental and geoarchaeological investigations of the Suffolk river valleys
By: Benjamin Gearey, Henry Chapman and Andy Howard
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781785701689; 9781785701696; 9781785701702; 9781785701719
Subjects: Excavations (Archaeology); Valleys; Archaeological geology; Rivers; Stratigraphic Geology; Antiquities; Paleoecology
Description: "Whilst East Anglia has long been known as a key area for the preservation of important Palaeolithic archaeological and palaeoenvironmental deposits, relatively little study of the Holocene record has previously been carried out. This volume presents the results of palaeoenvironmental, archaeological and geoarchaeological investigations focused on the Post-Glacial record preserved in the Suffolk river valleys. The work discussed includes two phases of Historic England/Aggregate Levy Sustainability Funded palaeoenvironmental assessment (pollen, radiocarbon dating, beetle and diatoms) under the auspices of the Suffolk River Valleys Project (SRVP); various environmental archaeological commercial projects across Suffolk largely carried out by Birmingham Archaeo-Environmental, University of Birmingham, under PPG 16 and subsequent legislative frameworks; and the archaeological excavation and associated palaeoenvironmental analysis of three late  prehistoric timber alignments on the floodplain of the  lower Waveney Valley at Beccles, Barsham and Geldeston (Norfolk)"--Summary.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Archaeological and Palaeoecological Research in East Anglia; title: The Suffolk River Valleys Project (SRVP) Phases I and II (2006-2008) / with contributions from Tom Hill, Peter Marshall, William Fletcher and Emma Tetlow; title: Palaeoenvironmental and Geoarchaeological Investigations of the Suffolk River Valleys : Birmingham Archaeo-Environmental Commercial Projects, 2005-2012 / with contributions from Tom Hill, Emma Hopla, Kristina Krawiec, Emma Tetlow, Pam Grinter; title: Archaeological Excavations and Analyses of Late Prehistoric Timber Alignments in the Waveney Valley : The Beccles Project (2006-2012) / with contributions from Michael Bamforth, Kristina Krawiec, Eamonn Baldwin, Chris Gaffney, Emma Hopla, Peter Marshall, Abby Mynett, David Smith, Wendy Smith, Ian Tyers, Cathy Tester and Sarah Percival; title: Excavations at Barsham (2007) and Geldeston (2011) / with contributions from Michael Bamforth, Kristina Krawiec, Catherine Griffiths, Tom Hill, Kelly Smith, Ian Tyers and Heather Wallis; title: Assessing the Preservation of the Archaeo-Environmental Resource at Beccles : Implications for Sustainable Management and Preservation In Situ / with contributions from Ian Panter, Emma Hopla, David Smith, Wendy Smith, William Fletcher and Ingrid Ward; title: Holocene Environments and Human Activity in the Suffolk River Valleys : Synthesis, Discussion and Conclusions / with Mike Bamforth, Tom Hill, Clare Good, Will Fletcher, Kristina Krawiec, Michael Lobb and Eugene Ch'ng.