Archaeology of the Submerged Land-Surface of the Essex Coast

Abstract

Collectors of prehistoric antiquities have long regarded the foreshore of long stretches of the Essex Coast between the rivers Stour and Blackwater as a prolific hunting ground, and many notable collections, consisting mainly of flints, have been obtained from this area. It is not the purpose of this paper to record these discoveries in detail, but rather to discuss the circumstances under which the antiquities are found, to summarise the main facts relating to the age of the old land-surface now submerged below the sea at high tide, and in conclusion to relate the facts observed on the Essex Coast to the stratigraphy established for the post-glacial deposits of the Fenland basin.

Trends in pig product processing at British Neolithic Grooved Ware sites traced through organic residues in potsherds

“…Grooved Ware vessels are characterised by grooved, incised and plastic decoration (Gibson, 1986); they are tub-, bucket-and barrel-shaped and were the first in Britain to exhibit stable flat bases. Grooved Ware was first identified in 1936 by Piggott who noted unusual flat-based vessels from Clacton on the Essex coast, which showed similarities to sherds from Woodhenge and Orkney (Warren et al, 1936). The term Grooved Ware was abandoned in 1954 in favour of Rinyo-Clacton Ware (Piggott, 1954), but reinstated in 1971 when Grooved Ware was divided into four substyles ( Fig.…”

Inscribing Space: Formal Deposition at the Later Neolithic Monument of Woodhenge, Wiltshire

“…Kendrick subsequently proposed a later Neolithic or Beaker date for Woodhenge and henge monuments in general (Kendrick & Hawkes 1932, 83). This was later supported by Piggott's reassessment of the pottery from the monument as Grooved Ware (Piggott, in Warren et al 1936). Radiocarbon determinations of 2480-2030 cal.…”

Great Britain: The Intertidal and Underwater Archaeology of Britain’s Submerged Landscapes

“…Reporting of material along Britain's shorelines by interested members of the public and more systematic scientific investigations of intertidal material exposed on the foreshore have a long history extending well back into the last century (e.g. Warren et al 1936). Offshore, the main contributing effect has been the chance recovery of material as a by-product of commercial activities such as trawler fishing, most famously the recovery of a Mesolithic harpoon embedded in a lump of peat recovered by the fishing vessel Colinda in 1932 (Godwin and Godwin 1933).…”