Ig. Simmons et Jb. Innes, THE ECOLOGY OF AN EPISODE OF PREHISTORIC CEREAL CULTIVATION ON THE NORTH YORK MOORS, ENGLAND, Journal of archaeological science, 23(4), 1996, pp. 613-618
An FRPA investigation of a forest recession episode involving the grow
th of cereals is examined. It forms part of the sequence of multi-prof
ile analyses at North Gill in north-east Yorkshire. The dating of the
events is uncertain due to non-sequential radiocarbon dates so the phe
nomena are discussed in terms of their ecological interest, with each
1 mm sample representing approximately 6 years' pollen rain. The most
interesting finding is the apparent growing of the cereals after the m
ain period of management of the opening. (C) 1996 Academic Press Limit
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