Wimble, Guy and Wells, Colin E. and Hodgkinson, David (2000) Human impact on mid- and late Holocene vegetation in south Cumbria, UK. Vegetation History and Archaeobotany, 9 (1). pp. 17-30. ISSN 0939-6314
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The use of 9 pollen sampling sites and 56 14C dates has identified hitherto unsuspected or poorly-defined sequences of mid- to late Holocene (late Neolithic to post-Medieval) anthropogenic vegetation changes in south Cumbria, U.K. A series of small-scale, but significant woodland clearance episodes are recorded throughout the Bronze Age, followed by a marked recession in activity during the early Iron Age. The late Iron Age-Roman periods witnessed the first major clearance of woodland in the region which was succeeded by woodland regeneration in the post-Roman/early Medieval period. Woodland clearance intensified in the later Medieval period culminating in large areas of permanently open landscape. The results show that high-resolution, independently date pollen analysis is necessary to reveal regional evidence of small, temporary Bronze Age clearances. A well-documented prehistoric wooden trackway from Foulshaw Moss is shown to be significantly older than previously thought, dating to the mid-Bronze Age, ca. 1550–1250 cal B.C. Pre-Roman cereal cultivation in the area is also confirmed.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Journal or Publication Title: | Vegetation History and Archaeobotany |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Vegetation history - Cumbria - Bronze Age - Iron Age - Roman |
| Subjects: | Q Science > QH Natural history > QH301 Biology |
| Departments: | Faculty of Science and Technology > Lancaster Environment Centre |
| ID Code: | 10893 |
| Deposited By: | Mr Richard Ingham |
| Deposited On: | 25 Jul 2008 15:03 |
| Refereed?: | Yes |
| Published?: | Published |
| Last Modified: | 26 Jul 2012 14:54 |
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| URI: | http://eprints.lancs.ac.uk/id/eprint/10893 |
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