Human impact on mid- and late Holocene vegetation in south Cumbria, UK.

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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Abstract

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:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
Vegetation History and Archaeobotany
Uncontrolled Keywords:
/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/1900/1911
Subjects:
?? vegetation history - cumbria - bronze age - iron age - romanpalaeontologyplant scienceqh301 biology ??
ID Code:
10893
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Deposited On:
25 Jul 2008 14:03
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Yes
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Published
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