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The Shovel Down Project set
out in 2003 to examine the process of Bronze Age land enclosure on north-east
Dartmoor during later prehistory. The programme of research involved survey and
excavation of a large field system, as well as extensive palaeoenvironmental
investigation. The primary aims of the project were to examine the junctions
of major elements of the field system for evidence of chronological depth and
accretionary growth, to reconstruct the environmental history of the study
area, and to assess the effectiveness of methodologies that had so far seen
relatively little use on Dartmoor such as OSL dating and geophysical survey. |
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The project is directly
jointly by Dr Joanna Brück (University College Dublin), Dr Ralph Fyfe
(University of Plymouth), Dr Robert Johnston (University of Sheffield), Dr
Helen Lewis (University College Dublin) and Dr Helen Wickstead (University of
College London). The research is funded by the British Academy, the Dartmoor
National Park Authority, University College London, and University College
Dublin. |
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The 2003 summary report is available
to download in pdf format The 2004 summary report is available
to download in pdf format |
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