Coastal Archaeology in a Dynamic Environment: A Solent case study (BAR British)

ISBN 10: 1407310429 / ISBN 13: 9781407310428

Published by British Archaeological Reports Limited, 2012

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Coastal Archaeology in a Dynamic Environment: A Solent case study (BAR British)
• Publisher: British Archaeological Reports Limited
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1407310429
• ISBN 13: 9781407310428
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Isle of Wight County Archaeological Unit carried out an intertidal survey over 6km of downwarped coastline on the southern shore of the eastern Solent. The focal point was Wootton Creek, a drowned river valley which has provided a haven for human activity since at least Mesolithic times. The intertidal study revealed some 180 sites and structures amongst which the Neolithic, Bronze Age, Roman, Saxon and medieval periods were particularly well represented. Outstanding features were the wooden trackways, post alignments and fish-traps of Neolithic and later date. Trees entombed in Neolithic peat produced one of the most rewarding dendrochronologies currently obtained in southern England whilst the incidence of flint picks and lithic scatters was also notable.

About the Author

David J. Tomalin, Rebecca D. Loader, Robert G. Scaife