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| What materials can be used to analyse the environment? |
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| Wattle and Daub, water(prevents decay), dung, insects, charred grain/seed, pollen |
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| What is the study of Pedology? |
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| What is Colluvium and Alluvium? |
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Definition
Colluvium= Hillwash
Alluvium= Riverwash |
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| cheese corer typed instrument, digs into the soil |
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| Within a floatation tank how much soil is needed? |
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| Why would Pine woodland in a chalk downland be problematic? |
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Definition
| Pine is acidic whilst chalk is alkali |
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| How was grain etc. harvested in pre medieval periods? |
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| It was handpicked and in baskets, selective and seasonal |
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| Why are snails useful in archaeology and ecology? |
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Definition
| Species have differing and varying habitats and food preferences. |
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| Where are snails shells preserved and identified? |
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| Calcarous deposits and the apex indentifies the species. |
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| What was the land and ecology like in the Roman period? |
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| There was a change in mineral content, agricultural technology advanced(ploughs) |
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| What was land and ecology like in Medieval times? |
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| There was a lack of hillwash therefore more pasture land. |
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