The archaeology of Catholme and the Trent-Tame confluence
Simon Buteux and Henry Chapman
This book is the story of an area of landscape in the English Midlands from earliest prehistory to around AD 900. Although it looks like a typical rural landscape, archaeological research, much of it in advance of quarrying, has revealed that this area has a long and remarkable history of occupation stretching back to the Ice Age.
This book, which examines climate change in the past, will appeal to anyone with an interest in the history of the North Sea Basin, from archaeologists, geomorphologists and climatologists, to the interested public.
The report describes and discusses the study of animal bones from urban excavations, based on experience gained during the study of material from York.
A detailed analysis of 11th to 15th century bone assemblages from 16–22 Coppergate and a synthesis of those data with assemblages of the same period with other sites in the city.
This report deals with biological evidence from two sites within the area of the Roman civil town or colonia close to the River Ouse and the probable Roman river crossing.
A series of thematic essays on key aspects of evidence for Viking-Age York, including an historical introduction, documentary evidence, coinage, inscriptions, street-names, art, craft activity, topography, animal bones, and plant and insect remains.
A survey of the intertidal archaeology of Langstone Harbour, Hampshire
by Michael J Allen and Julie Gardiner
This innovative multi-disciplinary study presents the story of the development of a complex archaeological landscape, from the hunting ground of Mesolithic inhabitants, through funerary and ritual use as the tidal inlet developed during the Bronze Age, to its current status as an internationally important wildlife reserve.
This report on the excavation of St Bartholomew’s Hospital in Bristol is of special significance, as relatively few hospitals have been excavated on any great scale. The book describes in detail the history of St Bartholomew’s, and how it competed for resources to provide refuge and care in one of the most prominent medieval cities.
The Gwent Levels Historic Landscape Study has examined c111 km² of reclaimed coastal alluvium on the northern side of the Severn Estuary in south west Britain, and the story of its creation is unfolded in this report.
Research priorities and collaboration with industry
edited by Nic Flemming
This fascinating volume on submerged prehistoric landscapes of the North Sea brings together for the first time comparative archaeological evidence from Norway, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, and the UK.