Prehistoric activity on the Atlantic coastline: Westward Ho! submerged forest
Prehistoric activity on the Atlantic coastline: Westward Ho! submerged forest
The submerged forest of Westward Ho!, north-west Devon, has witnessed keen archaeological interest since the 19th century, attracting some of the most prominent archaeologists and palaeoecologists of their time to investigate the site. Since 1983, Martin Bell has been actively involved in two phases of excavation, along with repeated visits and monitoring of this important site as it has slowly been eroded by Atlantic storms. The site’s importance stems from the fact that it contains Late Mesolithic activity in the form of a shell midden and extensive lithic and charcoal spreads, overlain by Early Neolithic activity in the form of a series of stake alignments, with an on-site palaeoenvironmental record provided by the organic submerged forest beds. This fortuitous combination of stratified organic deposits with archaeological remains has resulted in this becoming one of the best dated submerged forest sequences in the region and continues to be a key testing ground for new and innovative archaeological science techniques.
submerged forest, Mesolithic, palaeoenvironment, radiocarbon
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Grant, Michael
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Timpany, Scott
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Sturt, Fraser
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de Vitry d’Avaucourt, Alice
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Grant, Michael
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Timpany, Scott
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Sturt, Fraser
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de Vitry d’Avaucourt, Alice
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Grant, Michael, Timpany, Scott, Sturt, Fraser and de Vitry d’Avaucourt, Alice
(2021)
Prehistoric activity on the Atlantic coastline: Westward Ho! submerged forest.
In,
Barnett, Catherine and Walker, Thomas
(eds.)
Environment, Archaeology and Landscape: Papers in honour of Professor Martin Bell.
Oxford.
Archaeopress, .
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The submerged forest of Westward Ho!, north-west Devon, has witnessed keen archaeological interest since the 19th century, attracting some of the most prominent archaeologists and palaeoecologists of their time to investigate the site. Since 1983, Martin Bell has been actively involved in two phases of excavation, along with repeated visits and monitoring of this important site as it has slowly been eroded by Atlantic storms. The site’s importance stems from the fact that it contains Late Mesolithic activity in the form of a shell midden and extensive lithic and charcoal spreads, overlain by Early Neolithic activity in the form of a series of stake alignments, with an on-site palaeoenvironmental record provided by the organic submerged forest beds. This fortuitous combination of stratified organic deposits with archaeological remains has resulted in this becoming one of the best dated submerged forest sequences in the region and continues to be a key testing ground for new and innovative archaeological science techniques.
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Published date: October 2021
Keywords:
submerged forest, Mesolithic, palaeoenvironment, radiocarbon
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Author:
Scott Timpany
Author:
Alice de Vitry d’Avaucourt
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Catherine Barnett
Editor:
Thomas Walker
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