Digging up the Ice Age : Recognising, recording and understanding fossil and archaeological remains found in British quarries. A Guide and Practical Handbook
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Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1905739249
ISBN-13
9781905739240
Publisher
Archaeopress
Imprint
Archaeopress Archaeology
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Oct 15th, 2009
Print length
195 Pages
Weight
506 grams
Dimensions
24.30 x 17.80 x 1.10 cms
Product Classification:
Archaeological science, methodology & techniques
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The sands and gravels laid down by rivers contain perhaps the most important archieves of the Ice Age that we possess, in the form of sediments, fossils and human artefacts. Quarrying opens up these archives. It enables Ice Age climates, environments, plants and animals to be reconstructed in remarkable detail. It shines a light on human evolution.
For over a hundred years, sand and gravel quarrying has been of enormous benefit to geology, palaeontology and archaeology – quarries have been the main source of Ice Age fossils and finds. It is because of deep excavations into Ice Age sediments that the geological sequences, the fossil remains of plants and animals, and the stone tools of Britain’s earliest human inhabitants have come to light. This handbook, packed with practical information and guidance is written for all charged with caring for the natural and historic environment, geologists and archaeologists and anybody with an interest in our past and future, and not least those working in the quarry industry.
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