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Research paper thumbnail of Surface pollen‐vegetation relationships on the Atlantic seaboard: South Uist, Scotland

Journal of biogeography, Jan 1, 2000

... Poaceae Class 2 (21–25 µm). Poa annua, Agrostis capillaris, Agrostis stolonifera, Agrostis ca... more ... Poaceae Class 2 (21–25 µm). Poa annua, Agrostis capillaris, Agrostis stolonifera, Agrostis canina, Molinia caerulea, Phragmites australis. Poaceae Class 3 (27–30 µm). Festuca rubra, Festuca ovina, Poa subcaerulea, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Holcus lanatus, Nardus stricta. ...

Research paper thumbnail of New dating and environmental evidence from Burghead Fort, Moray

Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of …, 1978

Close Document Image Close Document Printer Image Print This Document! Conservation Information N... more Close Document Image Close Document Printer Image Print This Document! Conservation Information Network (BCIN). Author: Edwards, KJ; Ralston, I. Title Article/Chapter: "New dating and environmental evidence from Burghead ...

Research paper thumbnail of Book reviews : Faegri, K. and Iversen, J. 1989: Textbook of pollen analysis, fourth edition. This edition by K. Faegri, P.E. Kaland and K. Krzywinski. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons. x + 328 pp.  51.00 cloth. (Additional copies of Chapter 12, 'Which plant? Identification keys for the northwest Eur...

Progress in Physical Geography, 1990

Research paper thumbnail of Holocene palynology: I principles, population and community ecology, palaeoclimatology

Progress in Physical Geography, 1991

Page 1. http://ppg.sagepub.com/ Progress in Physical Geography http://ppg.sagepub. com/content/15... more Page 1. http://ppg.sagepub.com/ Progress in Physical Geography http://ppg.sagepub. com/content/15/3/261 The online version of this article can be found at: DOI: 10.1177/030913339101500303 1991 15: 261 Progress in Physical ...

Research paper thumbnail of Landscape and environment in prehistoric West Mainland, Shetland

Research paper thumbnail of Book review article: European pollen maps

Journal of Archaeological Science, 1985

Research paper thumbnail of Professor Sir Harry Godwin, F.R.S., 1901–1985 — a tribute

Journal of Archaeological Science, 1986

died in Cambridge on 12 August 1985. With his passing, archaeological science and Quaternary Stud... more died in Cambridge on 12 August 1985. With his passing, archaeological science and Quaternary Studies have lost a great pioneer. Obituary notices have appeared in the press and full reviews of his work will appear in the academic literature, but the editors of this journal think it appropriate to honour his memory in a more personal way. In the pages that follow, some of his former colleagues and friends offer tributes which demonstrate the respect felt for both him and his work.

Research paper thumbnail of Europeanization of sub-Arctic environments: perspectives from Norse Greenland’s outer fjords

ABSTRACT Europeanization of sub-Arctic environments by Norse communities in Greenland, from the e... more ABSTRACT Europeanization of sub-Arctic environments by Norse communities in Greenland, from the early 11th to mid 15th centuries AD, varied spatially and temporally, with pas-toral agriculture and associated homefield management at the heart of this transformation. This process is poorly understood for the outer fjord areas of Norse Greenland and from this locality we contribute a homefield soils and sediments-based analysis. Our findings identify a recipe effect – the partitioning of turf, domestic animal manure and domestic waste resources used to manage soil fertility, field irrigation channels and the effects of eroded material deposition in the homefield. These management practices increased soil macro-nutrient status relative to pre-settlement concentration in some areas of the homefield whilst macro-nutrient concentrations in other areas of the homefield were allowed to decline. We suggest that where resources were limited, sustainable intensification could only be achieved in some areas of the homefield with other areas managed unsustainably.

Research paper thumbnail of Bronze Age myths? Volcanic activity and human response in the Mediterranean and North Atlantic regions

Antiquity, 1997

A first rule of statistics is that the existence of a correlation does not itself prove a causal ... more A first rule of statistics is that the existence of a correlation does not itself prove a causal connection. This is the heart of the recurrent question in later European prehistory — whether in the Mediterranean or in the Atlantic northwest — about volcanic eruptions, their impact on climate, and then of the climatic impact on human populations. The burial under tephra of the Late Bronze Age settlement of Santorini is proof of a particular catastrophe: but is there the evidence to prove wider European calamity?

Research paper thumbnail of Surface pollen‐vegetation relationships on the Atlantic seaboard: South Uist, Scotland

Journal of Biogeography, Mar 1, 2000

... Poaceae Class 2 (21–25 µm). Poa annua, Agrostis capillaris, Agrostis stolonifera, Agrostis ca... more ... Poaceae Class 2 (21–25 µm). Poa annua, Agrostis capillaris, Agrostis stolonifera, Agrostis canina, Molinia caerulea, Phragmites australis. Poaceae Class 3 (27–30 µm). Festuca rubra, Festuca ovina, Poa subcaerulea, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Holcus lanatus, Nardus stricta. ...

Research paper thumbnail of Radiocarbon reservoir effects in human bone collagen from northern Iceland

Journal of Archaeological Science, Jul 1, 2012

Human bone collagen from a series of Icelandic human pagan graves was radiocarbon ( 14 C) dated t... more Human bone collagen from a series of Icelandic human pagan graves was radiocarbon ( 14 C) dated to aid understanding of early settlement (landnám) chronologies in northern Iceland.

Research paper thumbnail of 1000 years of environmental change and human impact at Stóra-Mörk, southern Iceland: A multiproxy study of a dynamic and vulnerable landscape

The Holocene 2011 Vol 21 Pp 979 995 Peer Reviewed Journal, Mar 1, 2011

The Norse colonization of the North Atlantic Islands (referred to as landnám) was part of a late ... more The Norse colonization of the North Atlantic Islands (referred to as landnám) was part of a late first millennium ad expansion across Northern Europe (Sawyer, 2000), which according to liter-ary tradition, for Iceland, started in ad 874. This would post-date the deposition of the ' ...

Research paper thumbnail of The Late-Quaternary vegetational history of Loch a'Bhogaidh, Rinns of Islay S.S.S.I., Scotland

New Phytologist, Dec 1, 1994

Page 1. New Phytol. (1994), 128, 749-769 The Late-Quaternary vegetational history of Loch a&a... more Page 1. New Phytol. (1994), 128, 749-769 The Late-Quaternary vegetational history of Loch a'Bhogaidh, Rinns of Islay SSSI ., Scotland BY KEVIN J. EDWARDS1 AND JAMES MA BERRIDGE2 1Department of Archaeology and ...

Research paper thumbnail of Lake sediment evidence for late Holocene climate change and landscape erosion in western Iceland

Journal of Paleolimnology, 2009

Page 1. ORIGINAL PAPER Lake sediment evidence for late Holocene climate change and landscape eros... more Page 1. ORIGINAL PAPER Lake sediment evidence for late Holocene climate change and landscape erosion in western Iceland Freddy J. Gathorne-Hardy Æ Egill Erlendsson Æ Peter G. Langdon Æ Kevin J. Edwards Received ...

Research paper thumbnail of Stable isotope and pollen records from eastern Scotland and a consideration of Late-glacial and early Holocene climatic change for Europe

Journal of Quaternary Science

ABSTRACT

Research paper thumbnail of The radiocarbon dating of Icelandic tephra layers in Britain and Iceland

Research paper thumbnail of Long-distance marker horizons from small scale eruptions

Journal of Quaternary Science

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Research paper thumbnail of Landscape change in eastern Suðuroy, Faroe Islands: a hypothesis-based approach to the determination of natural processes and human artifice

Research paper thumbnail of Recent plant nomenclature changes and pollen morphology in the British Isles

Quaternary Newsletter

The use of different floras has introduced an element of confusion into the naming of plants in p... more The use of different floras has introduced an element of confusion into the naming of plants in pollen diagrams. It is suggested that pollen analysis in the British Isles should adopt the latest authoritative thinking and a draft list of pollen types consistent with the flora by Stace (1991) has been produced. -K.Clayton

Research paper thumbnail of Landscapes at landnám: palynological and palaeoentomological evidence from Toftanes, Faroe Islands

Research paper thumbnail of Surface pollen‐vegetation relationships on the Atlantic seaboard: South Uist, Scotland

Journal of biogeography, Jan 1, 2000

... Poaceae Class 2 (21–25 µm). Poa annua, Agrostis capillaris, Agrostis stolonifera, Agrostis ca... more ... Poaceae Class 2 (21–25 µm). Poa annua, Agrostis capillaris, Agrostis stolonifera, Agrostis canina, Molinia caerulea, Phragmites australis. Poaceae Class 3 (27–30 µm). Festuca rubra, Festuca ovina, Poa subcaerulea, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Holcus lanatus, Nardus stricta. ...

Research paper thumbnail of New dating and environmental evidence from Burghead Fort, Moray

Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of …, 1978

Close Document Image Close Document Printer Image Print This Document! Conservation Information N... more Close Document Image Close Document Printer Image Print This Document! Conservation Information Network (BCIN). Author: Edwards, KJ; Ralston, I. Title Article/Chapter: "New dating and environmental evidence from Burghead ...

Research paper thumbnail of Book reviews : Faegri, K. and Iversen, J. 1989: Textbook of pollen analysis, fourth edition. This edition by K. Faegri, P.E. Kaland and K. Krzywinski. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons. x + 328 pp.  51.00 cloth. (Additional copies of Chapter 12, 'Which plant? Identification keys for the northwest Eur...

Progress in Physical Geography, 1990

Research paper thumbnail of Holocene palynology: I principles, population and community ecology, palaeoclimatology

Progress in Physical Geography, 1991

Page 1. http://ppg.sagepub.com/ Progress in Physical Geography http://ppg.sagepub. com/content/15... more Page 1. http://ppg.sagepub.com/ Progress in Physical Geography http://ppg.sagepub. com/content/15/3/261 The online version of this article can be found at: DOI: 10.1177/030913339101500303 1991 15: 261 Progress in Physical ...

Research paper thumbnail of Landscape and environment in prehistoric West Mainland, Shetland

Research paper thumbnail of Book review article: European pollen maps

Journal of Archaeological Science, 1985

Research paper thumbnail of Professor Sir Harry Godwin, F.R.S., 1901–1985 — a tribute

Journal of Archaeological Science, 1986

died in Cambridge on 12 August 1985. With his passing, archaeological science and Quaternary Stud... more died in Cambridge on 12 August 1985. With his passing, archaeological science and Quaternary Studies have lost a great pioneer. Obituary notices have appeared in the press and full reviews of his work will appear in the academic literature, but the editors of this journal think it appropriate to honour his memory in a more personal way. In the pages that follow, some of his former colleagues and friends offer tributes which demonstrate the respect felt for both him and his work.

Research paper thumbnail of Europeanization of sub-Arctic environments: perspectives from Norse Greenland’s outer fjords

ABSTRACT Europeanization of sub-Arctic environments by Norse communities in Greenland, from the e... more ABSTRACT Europeanization of sub-Arctic environments by Norse communities in Greenland, from the early 11th to mid 15th centuries AD, varied spatially and temporally, with pas-toral agriculture and associated homefield management at the heart of this transformation. This process is poorly understood for the outer fjord areas of Norse Greenland and from this locality we contribute a homefield soils and sediments-based analysis. Our findings identify a recipe effect – the partitioning of turf, domestic animal manure and domestic waste resources used to manage soil fertility, field irrigation channels and the effects of eroded material deposition in the homefield. These management practices increased soil macro-nutrient status relative to pre-settlement concentration in some areas of the homefield whilst macro-nutrient concentrations in other areas of the homefield were allowed to decline. We suggest that where resources were limited, sustainable intensification could only be achieved in some areas of the homefield with other areas managed unsustainably.

Research paper thumbnail of Bronze Age myths? Volcanic activity and human response in the Mediterranean and North Atlantic regions

Antiquity, 1997

A first rule of statistics is that the existence of a correlation does not itself prove a causal ... more A first rule of statistics is that the existence of a correlation does not itself prove a causal connection. This is the heart of the recurrent question in later European prehistory — whether in the Mediterranean or in the Atlantic northwest — about volcanic eruptions, their impact on climate, and then of the climatic impact on human populations. The burial under tephra of the Late Bronze Age settlement of Santorini is proof of a particular catastrophe: but is there the evidence to prove wider European calamity?

Research paper thumbnail of Surface pollen‐vegetation relationships on the Atlantic seaboard: South Uist, Scotland

Journal of Biogeography, Mar 1, 2000

... Poaceae Class 2 (21–25 µm). Poa annua, Agrostis capillaris, Agrostis stolonifera, Agrostis ca... more ... Poaceae Class 2 (21–25 µm). Poa annua, Agrostis capillaris, Agrostis stolonifera, Agrostis canina, Molinia caerulea, Phragmites australis. Poaceae Class 3 (27–30 µm). Festuca rubra, Festuca ovina, Poa subcaerulea, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Holcus lanatus, Nardus stricta. ...

Research paper thumbnail of Radiocarbon reservoir effects in human bone collagen from northern Iceland

Journal of Archaeological Science, Jul 1, 2012

Human bone collagen from a series of Icelandic human pagan graves was radiocarbon ( 14 C) dated t... more Human bone collagen from a series of Icelandic human pagan graves was radiocarbon ( 14 C) dated to aid understanding of early settlement (landnám) chronologies in northern Iceland.

Research paper thumbnail of 1000 years of environmental change and human impact at Stóra-Mörk, southern Iceland: A multiproxy study of a dynamic and vulnerable landscape

The Holocene 2011 Vol 21 Pp 979 995 Peer Reviewed Journal, Mar 1, 2011

The Norse colonization of the North Atlantic Islands (referred to as landnám) was part of a late ... more The Norse colonization of the North Atlantic Islands (referred to as landnám) was part of a late first millennium ad expansion across Northern Europe (Sawyer, 2000), which according to liter-ary tradition, for Iceland, started in ad 874. This would post-date the deposition of the ' ...

Research paper thumbnail of The Late-Quaternary vegetational history of Loch a'Bhogaidh, Rinns of Islay S.S.S.I., Scotland

New Phytologist, Dec 1, 1994

Page 1. New Phytol. (1994), 128, 749-769 The Late-Quaternary vegetational history of Loch a&a... more Page 1. New Phytol. (1994), 128, 749-769 The Late-Quaternary vegetational history of Loch a'Bhogaidh, Rinns of Islay SSSI ., Scotland BY KEVIN J. EDWARDS1 AND JAMES MA BERRIDGE2 1Department of Archaeology and ...

Research paper thumbnail of Lake sediment evidence for late Holocene climate change and landscape erosion in western Iceland

Journal of Paleolimnology, 2009

Page 1. ORIGINAL PAPER Lake sediment evidence for late Holocene climate change and landscape eros... more Page 1. ORIGINAL PAPER Lake sediment evidence for late Holocene climate change and landscape erosion in western Iceland Freddy J. Gathorne-Hardy Æ Egill Erlendsson Æ Peter G. Langdon Æ Kevin J. Edwards Received ...

Research paper thumbnail of Stable isotope and pollen records from eastern Scotland and a consideration of Late-glacial and early Holocene climatic change for Europe

Journal of Quaternary Science

ABSTRACT

Research paper thumbnail of The radiocarbon dating of Icelandic tephra layers in Britain and Iceland

Research paper thumbnail of Long-distance marker horizons from small scale eruptions

Journal of Quaternary Science

Skip to Main Content. ...

Research paper thumbnail of Landscape change in eastern Suðuroy, Faroe Islands: a hypothesis-based approach to the determination of natural processes and human artifice

Research paper thumbnail of Recent plant nomenclature changes and pollen morphology in the British Isles

Quaternary Newsletter

The use of different floras has introduced an element of confusion into the naming of plants in p... more The use of different floras has introduced an element of confusion into the naming of plants in pollen diagrams. It is suggested that pollen analysis in the British Isles should adopt the latest authoritative thinking and a draft list of pollen types consistent with the flora by Stace (1991) has been produced. -K.Clayton

Research paper thumbnail of Landscapes at landnám: palynological and palaeoentomological evidence from Toftanes, Faroe Islands