TRENT VALLEY LANDSCAPES

This volume provides a synthesis of landscape change in the Trent Valley from the arrival of the first hunter gatherer communities to the end of the medieval period.
The book brings together a wide range of cultural and environmental information obtained during archaeological investigations in the region, much of it previously unpublished. It provides an up-to-date account of research in the valley and an unrivalled reference for future studies of the impact of human activity upon the natural environment.
Contents include:

• The Pleistocene background: Andy Howard and David Knight.
• Mesolithic hunter-gatherers: Andy Howard and David Knight.
• From Neolithic to Early Bronze Age: the first agricultural landscapes: David Knight and Andy Howard.
• The later Bronze and Iron Ages: towards an enclosed landscape: David Knight and Andy Howard.
• The Romano-British Landscape: David Knight, Andy Howard and Ruth Leary.
• The Medieval Landscape: Lee Elliott, Howard Jones and Andy Howard

The project was funded by the Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund distributed by English Heritage on behalf of Defra.

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MAKING ARCHAEOLOGY MATTER: QUARRYING AND ARCHAEOLOGY
IN THE TRENT VALLEY

This booklet, published in 2007, aims to provide a brief introduction to the archaeological issues associated with sand and gravel quarrying in the Trent Valley, one of the major sources of sand and gravel in the UK. The booklet was developed from an idea by John Walker (York Archaeological Trust) with the support of Trent Valley GeoArcheology: a co-operative of stakeholders, including researchers, heritage managers and representatives of the minerals industry, English Heritage, Natural England, the Environment Agency, the British Geological Survey and OnTrent, convened by Mike Bishop (Nottinghamshire County Council) in 2001. It was designed and published by York Archaeological Trust, and written by David Knight (Trent & Peak Archaeology) and Blaise Vyner. A digital copy of the report in .pdf format can be downloaded from this site.

Sections are included on archaeological procedures (including preliminary assessment, evaluation, full investigation, post-excavation analysis and reporting), the range of artefacts, palaeoenvironmental material and structural remains that might be encountered during work in sand and gravel quarries, procedures when discoveries are made (including lists of contact organisations and telephone numbers), legal issues (including the Treasure Act, finds ownership and discoveries of burials and human bones) and further sources of information (including general books and key web sites).

The project was funded by the Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund distributed by English Heritage on behalf of Defra.

(Download pdf here)