NHER 55006 (Monument record) - Environmental deposits, Holme Beach
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HOLME NEXT THE SEA, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Full Description
A sequence of palaeoenvironmental deposits are visible on Holme Beach at low tide. The lowest known deposit is a thin basal freshwater peat (the Lower Peat) dating from about 9450-6950 cal BC. This is overlain by a variable sequence of intertidal clays and silts that developed in mudflat and saltmarsh conditions from about 5900-4850 cal BC.
Information from (S1).
The clays and silts are overlain by an upper intercalated peat peat that formed in back barrier freshwater reed swamp and carr woodland from about 2130-1770 cal BC. The discovery of Iron Age pottery within the peat beds suggests freshwater habitats were still present late in the prehistoric period.
Information from (S1) and (S2).
The upper peat contains numerous fallen tree trunks, branches, root systems and is visible across Holme Beach as a series of eroded beds/exposures up to 0.3m in thickness.
Two timber circles (HER 33771 and 38044) were constructed in the saltmarshes within which the clays and silts formed. Trackways (including HER 38221) were constructed and coppicing (see HER 38199 and 38200) took place within the freshwater marshes.
D. Robertson (HES), 8 November 2010.
Associated Sources (2)
- <S1> SNF54540 Article in Serial: Brennand, M. and Taylor, M. 2003. The Survey and Excavation of a Bronze Age Timber Circle at Holme-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, 1998-9. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. Vol 69 pp 1-84.
- <S2> SNF72711 Unpublished Contractor Report: Ames, J. and Robertson, D. 2009. The Archaeology of Holme Beach: An Archaeological Monitoring Survey of the Intertidal Zone, 2003-08. NAU Archaeology. 1444.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
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Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Mar 27 2017 4:01PM