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Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. 2000 MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology) large format paperback edition. Light reading wear else very good condition. A final report on the excavation of the Jubilee Line Extension project which revealed evidence for the Holocene environment of the Thames Valley 10,000 years ago. Excavations uncovered a 12 km stretch of sedimentary deposits which contained a number of rich archaeological sites that illustrated the fluctuating nature of the Thames floodplain and river. Particular attention is paid to the Holocene environments of Westminster, Southwark, Rotherhithe and Canning Town. CONTENTS: Foreword by Martin Bell PART 1 BACKGROUND AND METHODOLOGY Introduction The Jubilee Line Extension Project History of the project Objectives of the palaeoenvironmental project This volume Project methodology Introduction Fieldwork Assessment Analysis The palaeoenvironmental context of the JLE project Introduction Late Quaternary geology and geomorphology of the Jubilee Line Extension Late Devensian and Holocene vegetation and environmental change in London PART 2 SITE STRATIGRAPHIC AND PALAEOENVIRONMENTAL DATA Holocene environments in Westminster Introduction The archaeology of Thorney Island Storey's Gate Parliament Square Palace Chambers South Westminster Underground Station St Stephen's East Conclusions: the sedimentation and environment of Westminster Middle and Late Holocene environments in west Southwark Introduction The archaeology of Southwark Joan Street Union Street Conclusions: the sedimentation and environment of west Southwark Holocene environments in Rotherhithe and Canning Town Introduction The archaeology of Rotherhithe and Canning Town Culling Road Canada Water Canning Town (Station and Limmo sites) Conclusions: the sedimentation and environment of Rotherhithe and Canning Town PART 3 CORRELATION, DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS Late Glacial and Holocene development of the London Thames Introduction Lithostratigraphic sequences: depositional environments, chronology and diagenesis The braided river of the Late Devensian A meandering river of the Early and Middle Holocene Transition to a tidal river The tidal river of the Late Holocene Holocene vegetation development in London Introduction: the natural vegetation Influences of the Neolithic The Bronze Age woodland The Iron Age Roman and post-Roman periods The interaction of environmental change and human habitation Introduction Prehistoric site location, taphonomy and representation The influence of the changing river on human occupation The Jubilee Line Extension and future palaeoenvironmental studies of the London Thames Appendix: Analytical methodologies Introduction Sedimentology Biostratigraphy Dating Topographic modelling French and German summaries.…

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. 112 pages. 7.50x7.50x0.26 inches. This item is printed on demand. Dempsey, Sarah (illustratore).

Condizione: New. KlappentextFind rest in daily reflections leading hearts and minds to the one true Prince of Peace. In some ways Advent can be anything but peaceful. The stress of the season is all around us. It can be increasingly difficult to find pea.