The impact of the Romans on the environment of northern England
Pollen data from three sites close to Hadrian's Wall
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12266705 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lisa Dumayne (University of Wales, corresponding author), Keith Barber (University of Southampton), K E Barber (University of Southampton) |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 165-173 |
| Publication date | 1994-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Holocene (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0959-6836 • E-ISSN: 1477-0911 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/095968369400400206 |
| OpenAlex | W2070321134 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 27 |
| References cited | 32 |
Pollen diagrams from three sites along Hadrian's Wall in northern England are used to assess human impact on vegetation during the later Holocene, but with particular reference to the Roman period. In the light of available archaeological evidence, the radiocarbon-dated diagrams indicate that at Walton Moss and Glasson Moss, Cumbria, a period of woodland removal began during the Iron Age, continuing and accelerating during the Roman occupation. At Fozy Moss there was little human impact on vegetation in the area around the moss until the time of the Roman occupation when massive clearance resulted in an almost completely deforested landscape. These results are discussed against the background of previously published pollen diagrams from northern Britain
Archaeology · Geography · Holocene · Moss · Period (music · Physical geography · Pollen · Radiocarbon dating · Vegetation (pathology · Woodland · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research · Tree-ring climate responses · Ecology
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The landscape context of the Antonine Wall
Hadrian’s Wall in Context
Mid- to late-Holocene vegetation and land-use history in the Hadrian's Wall region of northern England
Detecting woodland remnants in cultural landscapes
Holocene evolution of a lowland Scottish landscape
Archaeological and environmental evidence for Roman impact on vegetation near Carlisle, Cumbria
Archaeological and environmental evidence for the Roman impact on vegetation near Carlisle, Cumbria
Roman impact on the environment at Hadrian's Wall
Human impact on mid- and late Holocene vegetation in south Cumbria, UK
Multi-proxy evidence for woodland clearance in northeast Northumberland (England) during the Iron Age
Human impact on mid- and late Holocene vegetation in south Cumbria, UK
Roman impact on the landscape near castellum Fectio, The Netherlands
Mid- and late-Holocene vegetation history and tephra studies at Fenton Cottage, Lancashire, U.K
Mid- to late-Holocene vegetation history of Greater Exmoor, UK
Mid- to late-Holocene vegetational and land-use change in the Hadrian's Wall region
Climate deterioration and land-use change in the first millennium BC
Characterising the late prehistoric, ‘Romano-British’ and medieval landscape, and dating the emergence of a regionally distinct agricultural system in South West Britain
Bronze Age landscape dynamics
The Archaeological Significance of Patterns of Anomalous Vegetation on a Raised Mire in the Solway Estuary and the Processes Involved in their Formation
A 3300-year atmospheric metal contamination record from Raeburn Flow raised bog, south west Scotland
The form and the fate of Scotland's woodlands
Peat stratigraphy and climate change
Regional and Extra-local Pollen Evidence for Long-term Vegetation Change and Human Impact from the Hinterland of Hadrian’s Wall at Alston Moor, North Pennines, UK
Roman Frontiers and Landscapes of Occupation
A Record of Atmospheric Pollution and Vegetation Change as Recorded in Three Peat Bogs from the Northern Pennines Pb-Zn Orefield
Social Dynamics on the Northern Frontier of Roman Britain
The Selection of Sites for Paleovegetational Studies
Environmental change and Iron Age land management in the area of the Antonine Wall, central Scotland
Invader or native? — vegetation clearance in northern Britain during Romano-British time
The environment of northeast England during Roman times as shown by pollen analysis
Palynological and temporal inference in the context of prehistory, with special reference to the evidence from lake and peat deposits
Roman forces and native populations
The history of the Antonine Wall - a reappraisal
The Black Prince
The Brigantes
High-Precision Calibration of the Radiocarbon Time Scale, 500–2500 bc
High-Precision Decadal Calibration of the Radiocarbon Time Scale, AD 1950–2500 BC
A Computer Program for Radiocarbon Age Calibration
Cultural Influences on Pennine Vegetation with Particular Reference to North Yorkshire
| Citations per year | 0.87 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1995 - 2025 (31) |
| Highly cited | No |