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| HER Number: | MDV14800 |
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| Name: | Pollen analysis at Avon Dam Reservoir |
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Summary
Pollen analysis shows increased clearance of forest in the period 1400-400 BC. On Dean Moor pollen shows that a mixed economy was in existance with both arable and pastoral areas on the moor.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 675 655 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dean Prior |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | DEAN PRIOR |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66NE/135
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTIGATION (Middle Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 1400 BC to 400 BC (Between))
Full description
Simmons, I. G., 1969, Environment and Early Man on Dartmoor, 203- (Article in Serial). SDV154938.
Pollen analysis shows increased clearance of forest in the period 1400-400 BC. On Dean Moor pollen shows that a mixed economy was in existance with both arable and pastoral areas on the moor.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV154938 | Article in Serial: Simmons, I. G.. 1969. Environment and Early Man on Dartmoor. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. 35. Unknown. 203-. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 29 2015 11:16AM |
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