BRECKLAND ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY. AN OUTLINE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL ARCHAEOLOGY OF BRECKLAND, WITH AN EVALUATION OF POTENTIALLY WATERLOGGED DEPOSITS AT FIVE SITES.
Author(s): P Murphy
An outline of the Environmental Archaeology of Breckland is presented. The Breckland Archaeological Survey was designed to enhance the SMR record and thereby to aid implementation of stipulations related to the ESA status of the area. To aid future decisions on site management, investigations of potentially waterlogged deposits at five sites were made. The stratigraphy, pH and % dry weight of deposits were determined, and small samples were assessed for macrofossil preservation. Only a Cavenham Mere, adjacent to a known Neolithic site, were deep sequences of well-structured waterlogged peats found. It was recommended that any future proposals affecting the hydrology of this site should be carefully considered: if these are unavoidable, archaeological intervention and palaeoecological study would be necessary.
- Report Number:
- 58/1996
- Series:
- AML Reports (New Series)
- Pages:
- 18
- Keywords:
- Environmental Studies Plant Remains Soil/Sediment
