Evidence of Late Devensian and early Flandrian processes and environments in the Idle Valley at Tiln, North Nottinghamshire

Howard, Andy J.; Bateman, Mark D.; Garton, Daryl; Green, Frances M. L.; Wagner, Pat; Priest, Vicki

doi:10.1144/pygs.52.4.383

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“…The high, short-lived discharges produced by seasonal snow and ice-melt would produce a dynamic braided system with fast flowing, gravel bed channels alongside rapidly infilling abandoned cut-off channels with stands of aquatic macrophytes (Howard, 1992;Knight and Howard, 1995;Howard et al, 1999). This paper clearly illustrates two stages in the process of floodplain development for Barrow-upon-Trent and Hemington.…”

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The use of caddisfly fauna (Insecta: Trichoptera) to characterise the Late‐glacial River Trent, England

Greenwood

Agnew

Wood

2003

J Quaternary Science

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Trichoptera have been utilised infrequently in palaeoecological studies despite their value as environmental indicators of freshwater habitat structure and quality, via their aquatic larvae, and catchment macroclimate conditions, via the aerial adults. Two sites, dated ca. 11 600 14 C yr BP, in the middle reaches of the River Trent (England) supported caddisfly (Trichoptera) assemblages indicative of a dynamic braided river with extensive floodplain development. At the first, Barrowupon-Trent, the caddisfly assemblage was dominated by taxa indicative of a medium to large gravel-bed river (Lepidostoma hirtum, Micrasema setiferum and taxa from the family Hydropsychidae). At the second site, Hemington, the caddisfly fauna was dominated by taxa from the families Limnephilidae and Phryganeidae. These usually occur in slow flowing and standing waters and are indicative of cut-off channels on the floodplain. Micrasema setiferum does not occur in the contemporary UK fauna and has a modern distribution across central Europe and Fennoscandia. A gridded climatology extracted for those geographical areas where M. setiferum occurs today indicated a greater degree of continentality than currently prevailing in the Trent catchment. The value of Trichoptera in palaeoecological studies is explored and a model of channel evolution for the River Trent is presented based on caddisfly data.

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“…Dated riverine sediments yielding insect fossils for the period of the Late-glacial are relatively rare from the Trent catchment and to date have focused on the use of beetles as a terrestrial signal for environmental reconstruction (Morgan, 1970;Osborne, 1973Osborne, , 1980Brown, 1980;Howard et al, 1999) (Fig. 1).…”

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The use of caddisfly fauna (Insecta: Trichoptera) to characterise the Late‐glacial River Trent, England

Greenwood

Agnew

Wood

2003

J Quaternary Science

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“…5000 cal. a BP, and close to the time of the initiation of the sections examined in this study, there appears to have been a marked change in erosional and depositional processes and in groundwater conditions (Howard et al ., 1999a).…”

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Sub‐fossil Chironomidae as indicators of palaeoflow regimes: integration into the PalaeoLIFE flow index

Howard

Wood

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2010. Sub-fossil Chironomidae as indicators of palaeoflow regimes: integration into the PalaeoLIFE flow index.ABSTRACT: The sub-fossil head capsules of larval Chironomidae have been widely exploited as palaeoecological indicators of lentic ecosystems but their value in the interpretation of the evolution of lotic systems has been underutilised by comparison. Recent research has demonstrated that the remains of Chironomidae are abundant within fluvial sequences and that they offer a valuable record of channel change and floodplain evolution that may complement that derived from existing biological and sedimentological techniques. This paper demonstrates the use of Chironomidae in characterising the palaeoflow regime of a large mid-late Holocene floodplain palaeochannel (5470-4960 to 1530-1350 cal. a BP) of the River Trent (Derbyshire, UK). Using expert knowledge and published information regarding flow preferences, larval Chironomidae were incorporated into the PalaeoLIFE (Loticinvertebrate Index for Flow Evaluation) methodology. The results clearly demonstrate that the subfossil record provided by Chironomidae can be used to characterise changes in the flow regime within palaeochannel sections. At the scale of the channel section, species-and generic-level ecological associations can provide useful information regarding habitat characteristics, including the presence of instream vegetation, mineral substrates and woody debris. The ability to undertake environmental reconstruction and channel evolution history was significantly enhanced through the application of a multi-proxy approach, by incorporating other aquatic insect groups (Trichoptera and Coleoptera) into the PalaeoLIFE metric, together with sedimentological data.

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“…At Tiln, thermoluminescence dating has demonstrated reworking of the cover sands around 8500 yr B.P. (Howard et al, 1999b) and during the Medieval period (Bateman et al, 1997).…”

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The contribution of geoarchaeology to understanding the environmental history and archaeological resources of the Trent Valley, U.K.

Howard

2005

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This paper provides a review of the contribution that geoarchaeological research has played in elucidating the landscape history of the Trent Valley, U.K. Ameliorating climate in the immediate postglacial led to the expansion of mixed deciduous woodland across the valley floor and the development of an anastomosing channel. In the Lower Trent, fluvial and vegetation development may have been influenced by sea-level change. Around 4000 B.C., the character of the valley floor changed, demonstrated by the dating of tree trunks interbedded within gravel deposits. Synchronicity of changing geomorphological and hydrological processes is suggested, and, while the causal mechanism of this change are not fully understood, tree trunks which were clearly felled have been identified in the valley and provide significant evidence. The later prehistoric and historic archaeological remains, including fishweirs, bridges, and mill dams, point to increasing human activity, and environmental evidence documents the increasing effects of agriculture on the catchment.

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Evidence of Late Devensian and early Flandrian processes and environments in the Idle Valley at Tiln, North Nottinghamshire

Cited by 11 publications

References 14 publications

The use of caddisfly fauna (Insecta: Trichoptera) to characterise the Late‐glacial River Trent, England

The use of caddisfly fauna (Insecta: Trichoptera) to characterise the Late‐glacial River Trent, England

Sub‐fossil Chironomidae as indicators of palaeoflow regimes: integration into the PalaeoLIFE flow index

The contribution of geoarchaeology to understanding the environmental history and archaeological resources of the Trent Valley, U.K.

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