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The environmental impact of industry is often profound and far-reaching, and has long been present in the cultural landscape. This volume presents 18 papers deriving from a conference of the Association for Environmental Archaeology; they aim to bridge the gap between environmental and industrial archaeology. The papers address several major issues including: the effects of mining and smelting on sedimentation and vegetation in river catchments; the environmental impact of industries which are based on high-temperature processes and require reliable sources of fuel, such as metallurgy, pottery, glass and lime-making; the environmental impact of industrial processes based on biological raw materials, such as horn, bone, hides and shell; and the effects of industry on human health.

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Peter Murphy is Regional Advisor for Archaeological Science at English Heritage, and specialises in archaeobotany, mollusc analysis and coastal change. Patricia Wiltshire is Honorary Lecturer and Senior Consultant Research Fellow at the Institute of Archaeology, University College London, and researches archaeological and forensic palynology.

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