Vegetation history of the English chalklands: a mid-Holocene pollen sequence from the Caburn, East Sussex

Waller, Martyn; Hamilton, Sue

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“…1.1) were first reported by Jones (1971) and Thorley (1971), with further details of these investigations provided in Thorley (1981) and Burrin and Jones (1991) and additional information available from Lake et al (1987) and Waller and Hamilton (2000). The bedrock surface in the lower valley, shown in detail by Burrin and Jones (1991), extends below -25 m OD at Newhaven, shallowing to c. -10 m OD in the Vale of the Brooks.…”

Section: The Ouse and Cuckmere Valleysmentioning

confidence: 86%

“…yr BP (Thorley 1981) and prior to c. 7100 cal. yr BP in the Glynde valley (Waller and Hamilton 2000). Peat formation was evidently extensive during the mid Holocene, from c. 6500 to 3350 cal.…”

Section: The Ouse and Cuckmere Valleysmentioning

confidence: 95%

“…yr BP from the Glynde valley. At both these sites the pollen stratigraphies suggest that contacts with the overlying marine/brackish deposits are undisturbed and continuous, though the variation in the altitude of the peat surface across the Vale of the Brooks (Thorley 1981;Waller and Hamilton 2000) suggests that at least some locations that the overlying clastic unit (largely clayey silts in the Vale of the Brooks) sits unconformably on the peat.…”

Section: The Ouse and Cuckmere Valleysmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The deepest sediment (at c. -9 m OD) investigated by Thorley (1981) is a peaty clay at Lewes I which appears from the pollen stratigraphy (Waller and Hamilton 2000) to have been deposited under salt marsh or tidal-flat conditions. This is followed by a phase of freshwater peat formation which began at Lewes I c. 7200 cal.…”

Section: The Ouse and Cuckmere Valleysmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Jennings and Smyth 1987;Smyth and Jennings 1988;Burrin and Jones 1991) and new work has been undertaken, not only from the Romney Marsh area (e.g. Waller et al 1988;Long and Innes 1995;Plater et al 1999;Long et al 2007), but also from Pevensey Levels (Lake et al 1987;Jones 2002), Willingdon Levels (Jennings et al 2003) and the Ouse valley (Waller and Hamilton 2000). In addition, knowledge of a number of key processes, in particular sea-level change (Long and Shennan 1993;Waller and Long 2003), the development of the gravel beaches Nicholls 1991) and sediment input from terrestrial sources (e.g.…”

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The Holocene coastal deposits of Sussex: a re-evaluation

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Long²

2013

Comparative Rural History of the North Sea Area

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Section: The Ouse and Cuckmere Valleysmentioning

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confidence: 95%

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confidence: 99%

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The Holocene coastal deposits of Sussex: a re-evaluation

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2013

Comparative Rural History of the North Sea Area

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Colluvial deposits in dry valleys of southern England as proxy indicators of paleoenvironmental and land‐use change

Wilkinson¹

2003

Geoarchaeology

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Investigations of colluvial sequences infilling the dry valleys of the southern English chalk escarpment have been undertaken since the late 1950s. Chalkland environments are characterized by a rich prehistoric cultural record and, because of poor pollen preservation in the highly calcareous chalkland sediments, molluscan analysis of such deposits has frequently been undertaken to reconstruct past land use and environment. Archaeologists often base their interpretations of past chalkland environments on these reconstructions. In order to test the value of this proxy data source, seven dry valley systems in southern England were investigated using a combination of lithostratigraphic and biostratigraphic techniques. The results of this study demonstrate that patterns of sedimentation are similar within valley systems, but that the mechanisms and chronology of deposition vary between valleys. The differences are probably caused by a combination of factors, including variations in past land use, the impact of storm activity, and local topography. It can therefore be argued that it is unwise to use dry valley sequences and their accompanying biological assemblages for regional environmental reconstruction, although the data are invaluable when examining land use on a local level-the scale at which most archaeological projects in the United Kingdom are carried out. ᭧

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Vegetation dynamics from a coastal peatland: insights from combined plant macrofossil and pollen data

Waller

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2015

J Quaternary Science

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This paper reports the results of plant-macrofossil investigations from a peat layer buried within coastal alluvium at the Caburn, a site adjacent to the English chalkland. The data collected are compared against a previously published mid-Holocene pollen sequence with the macrofossil record providing greater taxonomic resolution and establishing a local presence for many taxa. Alnus glutinosa pollen is abundant and Alnus macrofossils are recorded continuously over a c. 3000 cal year period. Fluctuations in the number of Alnus propagules and the presence of seeds of light-demanding herbaceous plants suggest that regeneration occurred at a local-scale, a process which is likely to have been promoted by a rising water-table and sediment consolidation. Taxus baccata macrofossils were also recovered indicating that the high pollen values previously reported may be the result of yew being present within the wetland area. The Tilia macrofossils establish the presence nearby of T. cordata, T. x europaea and T. platyphyllos. High pollen values for Quercus, Tilia and Alnus coincide with the occurrence of their anthers. Deposition within inflorescences is therefore likely to have been an important mode of pollen delivery. The usefulness of both techniques in studies that utilize peats derived from fen carr vegetation are discussed.

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Vegetation history of the English chalklands: a mid-Holocene pollen sequence from the Caburn, East Sussex

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References 49 publications

The Holocene coastal deposits of Sussex: a re-evaluation

The Holocene coastal deposits of Sussex: a re-evaluation

Colluvial deposits in dry valleys of southern England as proxy indicators of paleoenvironmental and land‐use change

Vegetation dynamics from a coastal peatland: insights from combined plant macrofossil and pollen data

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