Holocene sequences and archaeology from the Crabble Paper Mill site, Dover, UK and their regional significance

Bates, Martin; Barham, Anthony; Jones, Sharyn; Parfitt, Keith; Parfitt, Simon A.; Pedley, Martyn; Preece, Richard C.; Walker, M. J. C.; Whittaker, John E.

doi:10.1016/s0016-7878(08)80308-2

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“…The following sections present examples of the most common methods in geoarchaeological studies (Figure 4). Most common, however, is the usage of ostracod assemblages and their indicator species for more general palaeoecological indications, often as part of multiproxy palaeoclimate and palaeoenvironment studies (e.g., Bates et al, 2008; Griffiths, 1998; Mazzini et al, 2016).…”

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Nonmarine Ostracoda as proxies in (geo‐)archaeology — A review

2022

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Ostracods as bioindicators are extremely useful for reconstructing palaeoenvironment and palaeoclimate and can also indicate the provenance of sediments and materials, for example, in studies on ancient commercial networks. Ostracods are small crustaceans that live in almost all aquatic habitats, both natural and man‐made. Due to their calcitic carapace, they have high fossilization potential, and their use in geoarchaeology has been steadily increasing during the last decades. Their small size needs mean that only small volumes of sediment samples are needed, and species‐specific ecological tolerances and preferences allow detailed palaeoenvironmental reconstructions. Typical methods of their application are palaeoecological analyses of associations based on ecological information and taphonomy, morphometric variability and stable isotope and chemistry analyses of their shells. The present paper aims to present an overview of applications of non‐marine ostracods in (geo‐)archaeological research, recommending sampling and analytical techniques for addressing archaeological research questions on palaeoclimate, habitat and landscape changes, water availability and quality, land use and other anthropogenic impacts, the provenance of materials and commercial networks to promote the application of Ostracoda in geoarchaeology/environmental archaeology.

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Nonmarine Ostracoda as proxies in (geo‐)archaeology — A review

2022

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“…this dates to 8600 14C yr BP (c. 9600 cal. yrs BP)"; Bates et al 2008; site 184: frequent fire nearby, or upstream, in the Early Holocene from 9500 BP up to 8500 BP"; Chambers et al 1996), though in general many records suffer from low sampling resolutions (e.g. sampling at 4-8cm, roughly equating to ~300-600 years between samples).…”

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Evidence of wildfire in the British Isles during the Last Glacial-Interglacial Transition: Revealing spatiotemporal patterns and controls

Tsakiridou

Hardiman

Grant

et al. 2020

Proceedings of the Geologists' Association

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“…These previous applications were much helpful in archaeology, with a usual ostracods collection with fragments of foraminifera, plant remains, bones, molluscs, pollen and/or spores [50,51]. Griffiths et al [52] details a useful summary of preparation, identification and sampling techniques.…”

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Utilization of Ostracods (Crustacea) as Bioindicator for Environmental Pollutants

Parameswari

Davamani

Kalaiarasi

et al. 2020

IRJPAC

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Ecosystem undergoes drastic changes due to the anthropogenic activities. As a consequence of industrial development, increasing population growth and modernized agricultural practices water resources like limnetic zone and marine areas have undergone eutrophication. This resulted in the decline in population of phytoplankton and zooplankton. Hence, it is an urgent need to monitor the quality of the environment. Several organisms are used as biomonitors. Among them, Ostracodes (Seed Shrimps) which belong to Crustacean group are very sensitive to those changes in the environment and useful in predicting the paleo environmental conditions. Ostracodes are bivalve arthropods which are enclosed in a carapace made of low magnesium calcite. These species are occurring for about 450 million years dates back to ordovician which are known for their easier fossilization. The development of Ostracodes is influenced by the physic - chemical properties of waters such as Salinity, temperature, pH, Dissolved oxygen, bottom grain sizes and sedimentation rates. In addition to diversity and abundance of population, morphological and geochemical changes can also be detected in the Ostracod carapace (shell) which serves as a tracer of the water quality. These details are basis for utilizing Ostracods as paleoenvironmental (paleoclimatic, paleosalinity, paleooceanographic) reconstruction, ecotoxicity monitoring, biostratigraphic indicator. Moreover, these microcrustaceans showed similar or higher sensitivity to herbicides, pesticides, oil spills or heavy metals pollution other than traditional groups like copepods, protozoan, rotifers, cladocerans which are used to test the human impacts on ecosystem. These meiofaunas are highly adaptable to waters containing organic and inorganic contaminants generated by catastrophic activities by human beings in the surroundings.

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Holocene sequences and archaeology from the Crabble Paper Mill site, Dover, UK and their regional significance

Cited by 8 publications

References 15 publications

Nonmarine Ostracoda as proxies in (geo‐)archaeology — A review

Nonmarine Ostracoda as proxies in (geo‐)archaeology — A review

Evidence of wildfire in the British Isles during the Last Glacial-Interglacial Transition: Revealing spatiotemporal patterns and controls

Utilization of Ostracods (Crustacea) as Bioindicator for Environmental Pollutants

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