Science-based conservation and management in wetland archaeology: the example of Sutton Common, UK

Van de Noort, R., Chapman, H. and Cheetham, J. (2001) Science-based conservation and management in wetland archaeology: the example of Sutton Common, UK. In: Purdy, B. A. (ed.) Enduring Records. The Environmental and Cultural Heritage of Wetlands. WARP Occasional Papers 15. Oxbow, Oxford, pp. 277-286. ISBN 1842170481

Abstract/Summary

This paper addresses the perception of different wetlands in and around the Humber estuary in the Bronze Age. Combining past and current research, it will be argued that the perception of intertidal wetlands was nearly diametrically opposed to the perception of riverine floodplains. This contrasting perception is reflected in the material culture of the Bronze Age, and may be explained through the particular manner in which landscapes changed following marine transgressions. This work was largely undertaken within the framework of the Humber Wetlands Survey, an integrated archaeological and palaeoenvironmental research programme funded by English Heritage since 1992