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Down By The River: Archaeological, Palaeoenvironmental and Geoarchaeological Investigations of The Suffolk River Valleys
Andy Howard
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Description for Down By The River: Archaeological, Palaeoenvironmental and Geoarchaeological Investigations of The Suffolk River Valleys
Hardback. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAS; HDD; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
East Anglia has long been known for its internationally significant cultural and environmental Palaeolithic archaeology, often overshadowing the potential of its Holocene resource. This volume details the results of 8 years of palaeoenvironmental, archaeological and geoarchaeological investigations focused on the post-glacial history and evolution of the Suffolk river valleys, funded by Historic England and a number of commercial developers. The volume illustrates the largely untapped research potential of the region and provides information concerning the timing, pattern and process of alluvial development, landscape change, and human activity. The highlight of these investigations was the excavation and associated analyses of three ... Read more
East Anglia has long been known for its internationally significant cultural and environmental Palaeolithic archaeology, often overshadowing the potential of its Holocene resource. This volume details the results of 8 years of palaeoenvironmental, archaeological and geoarchaeological investigations focused on the post-glacial history and evolution of the Suffolk river valleys, funded by Historic England and a number of commercial developers. The volume illustrates the largely untapped research potential of the region and provides information concerning the timing, pattern and process of alluvial development, landscape change, and human activity. The highlight of these investigations was the excavation and associated analyses of three ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxbow Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
1139g
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781785701689
SKU
V9781785701689
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About Andy Howard
Andy J. Howard is a Quaternary geologist with over 20 years' experience of investigating and unravelling the geoarchaeological histories of river valleys. He now runs his own landscape research consultancy as well as holding a Honorary Fellowship within the Department of Archaeology at the University of Durham. Henry Chapman is Senior Lecturer in Archaeology at the University of Birmingham. He ... Read more
Reviews for Down By The River: Archaeological, Palaeoenvironmental and Geoarchaeological Investigations of The Suffolk River Valleys
The results and conclusions of Down by the river are diverse, having been undertaken over a wide area, under differing circumstances and funded in assorted ways... This, to me, is one of the strengths of the monograph, showing how common themes can be drawn out of commercial investigations and linked with research projects. This surely is the future of archaeology. ... Read more