Prehistoric intertidal archaeology and environments in the Severn Estuary, Wales

• Published in: World archaeology Vol. 29; no. 1; pp. 95 - 113
• Main Authors: Bell, Martin, Neumann, Heike
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basingstoke Taylor & Francis Group 01.06.1997; Routledge; Taylor & Francis; Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
• Subjects: Archaeological sites; Archaeological surveys; Archaeology; Bogs; Bronze age; Environmental archaeology; Environmental studies; Estuaries; Geology and climatology; Intertidal; Iron age; Methodology and general studies; palaeoenvironmental; Peat; Prehistoric era; prehistory; Prehistory and protohistory; Rivers; Severn Estuary; wetland; Wetlands; Wood buildings; Bronze; Iron; Great Britain; Europe; Severn River; Wales; Site; Settlement; Palaeoecology; Flood; Intertidal environment; Geographical information system; Landscape archaeology; Hydrography

Estuaries, the interface between riverine systems and coastal environments, have great archaeological potential for interdisciplinary research. Extensive survey of 25km of coast in the Severn Estuary, Wales, databased using Autocad and GIS, is combined with more detailed investigation of 3km at Gold...