The British Pleistocene fluvial archive: East Midlands drainage evolution and human occupation in the context of the British and NW European record |
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| Institution: | 1. Institute of Archaeology & Antiquity, The University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK;2. Department of Geography, University of Durham, Durham, DH1 3LE, UK;3. Trent &Peak Archaeological Unit, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK;4. Department of Archaeology, Highfields, University of Southampton, S017 1BJ, UK;5. Department of Geography, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey, TW20 0EX, UK;6. Faculty of Mathematics and Computing, The Open University, Eldon House, Gosforth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 3PW, UK;7. Department of Archaeology, University of Durham, Durham, DH1 3LE, UK;1. Department of Geography, Durham University, South Road, Durham DH1 3LE, UK;2. Institute of Archaeology & Antiquity, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK;3. School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE1 7RU, UK;1. Department of Radiation Oncology, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Center for the Southern Interior, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada;2. British Columbia Cancer Agency, Provincial Brachytherapy Program, British Columbia, Canada;3. Department of Radiation Oncology, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver Center, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada;1. Earth Science Department, University of Florence, Via G. La Pira, 4, 50121 Firenze, Italy;2. B&P Archeologia, Via F. Ferrucci 95/D, 59100 Prato, Italy;1. Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EJ, UK;2. Department of Earth Sciences, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 2BD, UK |
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| Abstract: | This paper reviews the Pleistocene evolution and human occupation of the River Trent, the major fluvial artery draining Midland Britain, and places it within a modern Quaternary context. In contrast to the sedimentary records of the River Thames and the erstwhile Bytham system, which extend back to the early Pleistocene, present knowledge of the terrace sequence of the Trent, its tributary systems and associated ancestral courses extends back only to the Anglian glaciation (Marine Isotope Stage (MIS) 12), although the regional pre-Anglian drainage configuration is demonstrably complex. The post-Anglian sequence is well developed, with major terrace sand and gravel aggradations associated with each subsequent cold stage. Temperate-climate sediments correlating with MIS 7 and 5e have been recorded, although deposits relating to earlier interglacials during MIS 11 and 9 have yet to be identified. Evidence for human occupation in the form of Lower and Middle Palaeolithic artefacts has been recorded from terrace sediments correlated with MIS 8 and MIS 4, but the majority of this material is heavily rolled and abraded, suggesting significant reworking from older deposits. This review demonstrates that there is a rich palaeo-environmental record from the Trent but the lack of a high-resolution chronostratgraphic framework raises issues about correlation with other systems. |
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