Neolithic land-use and environmental degradation
A study from the Western Isles of Scotland
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3133503 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Coralie M Mills, Coralie Mills (0000-0001-9575-1955, Oxford Archaeology), Ian Armit (0000-0001-8669-3810, Queen's University Belfast), Kevin J Edwards (0000-0002-7205-066X, University of Aberdeen), Pamela Grinter (University of Birmingham), Ymke Mulder |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 78 |
| Issue | 302 |
| Pages | 886-895 |
| Publication date | 2004-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-598X • E-ISSN: 1745-1744 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0003598x00113523 |
| OpenAlex | W2504608163 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 7 |
Investigation of a partially waterlogged Neolithic site, on an islet in a Scottish Hebridean loch, showed that early strategies of exploitation were already environmentally damaging. Loss of soil fertility through intensive ploughing is well-documented, but stripping the turf can be equally damaging to the environment. Working on the lake settlement of Eilean Domhnuill in North Uist, the authors show that turf was cut for building material and used as fuel and that this practice contributed to a rapid degradation of the land surface through erosion
Agriculture · Archaeology · Civil engineering · Environmental protection · Erosion · Geography · Geomorphology · Land degradation · Land use · Plough · Settlement (finance) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Engineering · Geology · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology
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A Conservative Party? Pots and People in the Hebridean Neolithic
Deforestation and Human Agency in the North Atlantic Region
Reassessing Neolithic Diets in Western Scotland
Re-Engaging with the Iron Age Landscapes of the Outer Hebrides
The return of the Beaker folk? Rethinking migration and population change in British prehistory
Beyond Raised Fields
Excavation of a Neolithic farmstead at Knap of Howar, Papa Westray, Orkney
Excavation and Survey of Sub-peat Features of Neolithic, Bronze and Iron Age Date at Bharpa Carinish, North Uist, Scotland
INTCAL98 Radiocarbon Age Calibration, 24,000-0 cal BP
Stable isotopes and the seasonality of the Oronsay middens
Bronze Age fuel
| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,43 |
| Citation span | 2005 - 2022 (18) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |