Charcoal preserved in lake sediments, peat, and soils provides a record of past fire
occurrence. An understanding of fire history is important in evaluating interactions between …

Provides an attempt to reconstruct both the natural distribution and composition of Scotland's
woodlands, and the spatial patterning, timing and causal mechanisms in their removal …

The detection of features equated with anthropogenic clearance activity in pollen diagrams
has become a commonplace. Research in Britain and Ireland has shown that episodes …

Recent years have seen growing awareness of the significance that studies of the
production/acquisition, supply, preparation and consumption of food have in aiding our …

This paper appraises the role of prehistoric human societies in modifying the natural
woodland biodiversity of several regions throughout Scotland. It draws attention to the …

This research compares palynological evidence for changes in land use histories with a
geochemical method for reconstructing past soil erosion. Changes in land use have …

A major theme of research into the causes of past and present soil erosion has been to
determine the relative importance of climate and land-use change in influencing Holocene …

Archaeological and palaeoecological evidence relating to human activity in the English
Midlands is scant compared to elsewhere in Britain. Knowledge of human activity in pre …

The pollen spectra from four lakes and two peat bogs in lowland north Shropshire show that
in the Neolithic and earlier Bronze Age periods human impact on the woodlands of the area …

The excavations took place in advance of a hotel development adjacent to St Patrick's
Church. The site is located on the north side of the Cowgate and is bounded to the west by …