The Gwithian landscape : molluscs and archaeology on Cornish sand dunes /

Gwithian, on the north coast of Cornwall, is a multiperiod archaeological site. The present work explores the palaeoenvironment of the area around the settlement sites, from the Neolithic, when sand dunes initially developed in the Red River valley, to the present post-industrial landscape.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Walker, Thomas M. (Autor), Banerjea, Rowena Y. (Autor), Batchelor, C. Rob (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Summertown, Oxford : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd, 2018.
Temas:
Excavations (Archaeology) > England > Gwithian Site (Cornwall)
Paleobiology > England > Gwithian Site (Cornwall)
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology
Excavations (Archaeology)
Paleobiology
Gwithian Site (Cornwall, England)
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface; Foreword by Jacqueline A. Nowakowski; Chapter I
  • Introduction ; Chapter II
  • Gwithian and its archaeological complex; Chapter III
  • Previous molluscan studies at Gwithian; Chapter IV
  • The current study at Gwithian; Chapter V
  • The coring transect; Chapter VI
  • Percussion cores; Chapter VII
  • Hand auger cores; Chapter VIII
  • Pollen analysis at Gwithian
  • by Dr. C. R. Batchelor ; Chapter IX
  • Chronology and discussion of the coring transect; Chapter X
  • Trench excavation; Chapter XI
  • Micromorphology analysis of a buried soil
  • by Dr R. Y. Banerjea; Chapter XII
  • Mollusc studies in the wider Gwithian landscape; Chapter XIII
  • Mining for tin and other metals; Chapter XIV
  • Discussion and conclusions; Conclusions; Bibliography.

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