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The River That Swallowed the Ringwood Prehistoric Landscape: Geoarchaeological investigations in advance of the development of the A31, Hampshire, England Open
In March 2022, two geoarchaeological boreholes were drilled within the Avon Valley at the site of Jubilee Gardens, Ringwood, Hampshire. The works were commissioned from Connect Archaeology by VolkerFitzpatrick on behalf of their client, Na…
Cooler and drier climate in the South Central Pacific during the last glacial period Open
In the South-East Pacific, understanding how precipitation will respond to changes in temperature is crucial in anticipating future climate changes. However, our understanding of the regional climate temperature sensitivity is limited by a…
The Alluvial Geoarchaeology of the Upper River Kennet in the Avebury Landscape: a Monumental Transformation of a Stable Landscape Open
Geoarchaeological research as part of the AHRC funded Living with Monuments (LwM) project investigated the upper Kennet river system across the Avebury World Heritage landscape. The results demonstrate that in the early–mid-Holocene ( c. 9…
Early Neolithic forest farming at Seven Springs, Martlesham, Suffolk inferred from sedaDNA and pollen Open
The importance of small wetlands and springs to Mesolithic cultures is well established. However, few studies have focused on their significance and use by Early Neolithic agro-pastoralists. Here we present a multiproxy palaeoenvironmental…
Early to Middle Bronze Age agricultural terraces in north-east England: morphology, dating and cultural implications Open
Terracing is found widely in the Mediterranean and in other hilly and mountainous regions of the world. Yet while archaeological attention to these ‘mundane’ landscape features has grown, they remain understudied, particularly in Northern …
Pre-Hispanic anthropogenic wetlands in the upper Ica drainage, south-central Andes: dating and context Open
Humans have engineered their environments throughout the Holocene, especially in the construction of hydraulic infrastructure. In many regions, however, this infrastructure is difficult to date, including the vestiges of water-management s…
Analysis of prehistoric brown earth paleosols under the podzol soils of Exmoor, UK Open
The deforestation of the upland landscapes in southwest Britain during prehistory is an established archaeological narrative, documenting human impacts on the environment and questioning the relationship of prehistoric societies to the upl…
Finding Alcatrazes and early Luso-African settlement on Santiago Island, Cape Verde Open
After the Portuguese discovered the Cape Verde Islands in AD 1456 they divided its main island, Santiago, into two governing captaincies. The founding settlement in the south-west, Cidade Velha, soon became the Islands’ capital and a thriv…