The Submerged Palaeo-Yare
A review of Pleistocene landscapes and environments in the southern North Sea
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15086103 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Wessex Archaeology, Lowri Roberts, Andrea Hamel (0000-0002-8981-3520, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Issue | 61 |
| Publication date | 2023-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Internet Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1363-5387 • E-ISSN: 1363-5387 |
| Publisher | Council for British Archaeology (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.11141/ia.61.8 |
| OpenAlex | W4381662644 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 25 |
The southern North Sea preserves an internationally significant early Middle Palaeolithic finds assemblage that was discovered through aggregate dredging in marine aggregate Licence Area 240 off the coast of Norfolk. Area 240 is part of a regional block of licence areas that have been worked since the 1970s. Significant discoveries from the assemblage in 2007/2008 sparked further investigations. Through geophysical and geoarchaeological assessment the cultural material was found to be associated with a floodplain deposit of the now submerged Palaeo-Yare river system. The Palaeo-Yare catchment extended beyond Area 240 and was present in adjacent aggregate areas, which led to the development of a regional monitoring programme at aggregate wharves to manage and assimilate all new archaeological data. This was supported by a geological review of any new marine geophysical or geotechnical surveys to test hypotheses about context. This process has been ongoing for almost 20 years and here we present a review of all development-led (grey literature) works. The stratigraphic, chronological and landscape context of the important Palaeolithic finds from aggregate licence areas in the southern North Sea are considered in relation to taphonomy and patterns of inhabitation
Archaeology · Cartography · Dredging · Floodplain · Geography · Holocene · Pleistocene · Taphonomy · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Geology · Oceanography · Paleontology
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| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |