محیط، باستان‌شناسی و چشم‌انداز: مقالاتی به افتخار پروفسور مارتین بل

Environment, Archaeology and Landscape is a collection of papers dedicated to Martin Bell on his retirement as Professor of Archaeological Science at the University of Reading. Three themes outline how wetland and inland environments can be related and investigated using multi-method approaches. ‘People and the Sea: Coastal and Intertidal Archaeology’ explores the challenges faced by humans in these zones – particularly relevant to the current global sea level rise. ‘Patterns in the Landscape: Mobility and Human-environment Relationships’ includes some more inland examples and examines how past environments, both in Britain and Europe, can be investigated and brought to public attention. The papers in ‘Archaeology in our Changing World: Heritage Resource Management, Nature Conservation and Rewilding’ look at current challenges and debates in landscape management, experimental and community archaeology. A key theme is how archaeology can contribute time depth to an understanding of biodiversity and environmental sustainability. This volume will be of value to all those interested in environmental archaeology and its relevance to the modern world. About the Editors Catherine Barnett is a senior visiting research fellow, Department of Archaeology, University of Reading, investigating UK prehistoric landscapes; an IMAA workshop co-organiser and former codirector of the Silchester Environs project. She uses archaeological science techniques to examine human involvement in and responses to landscape-scale change. She is a technical director at Stantec, leading a multi-disciplinary team in pursuit of sustainable global design solutions. ; Thomas Walker studied archaeology as a mature student at the University of Reading, gaining a BSc in 2010 and PhD in 2015. He is the author of The Gwithian Environment; molluscs and archaeology on Cornish sand dunes (Archaeopress, 2018). His current interests are in molluscs in archaeology. He regularly assists Martin Bell in his excavations and research, particularly at Goldcliff in the Gwent Levels. Cover 1 Title Page 3 Copyright information 4 Contents 5 Contributors 8 Editors’ foreword 10 Editors’ acknowledgements 13 Martin Bell: a personal appreciation 15 PEOPLE AND THE SEA: COASTAL AND INTERTIDAL ARCHAEOLOGY 21 Battling the tides: Severn Estuary wetlands during the prehistoric, Roman and medieval periods 23 Walking beside our ancestors 33 Prehistoric activity on the Atlantic coastline: Westward Ho! submerged forest 43 Humans and their environment during prehistory at Gwithian, Cornwall 53 From coast to coast: recent palaeoecological investigations of submerged forests and intertidal peats at two coastal sites in the UK 61 Neolithic and Bronze Age landing places in Britain, Ireland and Scandinavia 71 The Sørenga D1A borehole site, Oslo Harbour, Norway 79 PATTERNS IN THE LANDSCAPE: MOBILITY AND HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONSHSIPS 91 Hidden landscapes and lost islands – researching Somerset’s coastal wetlands 93 The Early–Middle Holocene of the River Parrett, Somerset: geoarchaeological investigations 2006–2011 103 Drylands and wetlands; soils, sediments and snails 113 The Kennet Valley Predictive Mapping Project: contributions to development control, heritage management and nature conservation 125 The lumpy outdoors: moving through landscapes and weather-worlds 137 ARCHAEOLOGY IN OUR CHANGING WORLD: HERITAGE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, NATURE CONSERVATION AND REWILDING 147 Translating geoarchaeology into geo-itineraries 149 30 years of discovery, conservation and management of cultural heritage in England’s wetlands 159 Wildwood, wood-pasture and rewilded woods: palaeoecological perspectives from ancient woodland 167 Environmental archaeology and the wilding conundrum 179 Using experimental archaeology at Butser Ancient Farm to interpret the cultural formation processes of ancient metalworking 187 Footprints in the mind: a legacy of public engagement through the Living Levels Project 195 PERSONAL REFLECTIONS 205 Martin Bell’s bibliography 211 Index 221 Back Cover 225 Dedicated to Martin Bell (University of Reading), this book outlines how wetland and inland environments can be related and investigated using multi-method approaches. Papers fall under three themes: coastal and intertidal archaeology; mobility and human-environment relationships; heritage resource management, nature conservation and rewilding