The Archaeological Potential of Secondary Contexts

Project Objectives

1. Estimation of the time intervals represented by terrace aggregate deposits at 1 case study locality, in terms of the duration of the depositional events.

2. Estimation of the time intervals represented by depositional hiatus between the occurrence of separate events at 1 case study locality.

3. Estimation of the proportion of the glacial-interglacial cycle represented by the sedimentary sequence at 1 case study locality.

4. Estimation of the relative homogeneity and/or heterogeneity of stone tool assemblages occurring in secondary context fluvial aggregate deposits at 2 case study localities.

5. Characterisation of the potential of the secondary context geoarchaeological resource for the reconstruction of early prehistoric, riverine palaeo-environments.

6. Evaluation of the overall potential of the secondary context archaeological resource for the reconstruction of early human behaviour and early prehistoric landscapes.

7. Provision of generic recommendations for the future management, protection and recording of the terrestrial aggregate resource.

8. Presentation of interpretative frameworks for the modelling of landscape archaeology in the early prehistoric period through the secondary context archaeological resource.

9. Provision of the project report and submission of synthesis papers to national and international conferences and internationally refereed journals.

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