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OverviewGwithian, on the north coast of Cornwall, is a multiperiod archaeological site. Excavations by Charles Thomas in the mid-twentieth century provided evidence of human activity from the Mesolithic to the post-medieval period. 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. Multiproxy analyses on sediments from coring, a test pit and mollusc columns provide a view of the changing landscape and how it may have influenced, or been influenced by, human presence and settlement. Mollusc studies are used as the principal analytical method. Multiple radiocarbon and optically stimulated luminesce dates permit these changes to be studied on a tighter time frame than was previously possible. Mining activity from the Bronze Age to the present is explored using fine-resolution geochemistry. Dating allows the timing of the extinction and introduction of some mollusc species to be refined. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Dr Thomas Walker (Visiting Research Fellow, University of Reading) , Rowena Y. Banerjea , C. Rob BatchelorPublisher: Archaeopress Imprint: Archaeopress Archaeology Dimensions: Width: 20.50cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 29.00cm Weight: 0.778kg ISBN: 9781784918033ISBN 10: 1784918032 Pages: 210 Publication Date: 31 March 2018 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsPreface; 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; BibliographyReviewsAuthor InformationTHOMAS WALKER is Visiting Research Fellow in the Department of Archaeology, University of Reading. After a career in medicine he entered the world of archaeology in retirement, initially studying for a BSc at Reading and then progressing to a PhD. This monograph is based on his PhD thesis, which explored the palaeoenvironment of blown sands in Cornwall, principally at Gwithian. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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