A Late Hocoene Tidal Palaeochannel, Redwick, Gwent, Late Roman Activity and a Possible Early Medieval Fish Trap
| Autor: | Allen, J R L, Bell, Martin G |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| DOI: | 10.5284/1069460 |
| Popis: | Archaeology in the Severn Estuary, 10, 53-64 The late Holocene palaeochannel exposed intertidal at Redwick is a large structure which cuts down through peats and silts to Pleistocene deposits supporting an early Mesolithic oak forest at the base of the Holocene succession. Striking inland to the north-northeast beneath the seawall, the palaeochannel post-dates the 'main � (Neolithic-Bronze Age) peat of the area and is infilled with a variety of estuarine deposits. Stratified low down in the fill are late Roman pottery sherds and a wooden structure, dating by radiocarbon to the early medieval period, interpreted as a possible fish trap. The fill also yields a little worked wood, thermally fractured pebbles, and quarried stone. The Redwick palaeochannel further demonstrates the importance of saltmarsh creeks to the prehistoric and early historic economy of the Gwent Levels. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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