Abstract:The site of Le Câtel lies in the parish of Trinity in the north-east corner of Jersey, close to the village and harbour of Rozel (figs. 1 and 2). The defensive characteristics of the promontory are best appreciated from the contour plan (fig. 3). The archaeological site is located at the end of a long narrow plateau bounded on the north and east by cliffs plunging steeply to the sea and on the south by a deep valley cut by a stream flowing into Rozel bay. A subsidiary valley bites deeply into the south flank o… Show more
“…The fort's ramparts were constructed in the late Bronze Age/Early Iron Age, over an earlier bank of possibly late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age date (Cunliffe 1992). A large lithic assemblage of mixed date derives both from fieldwalking and excavations of the earthwork undertaken by Barry Cunliffe between 1988 and1990.…”
Section: Câtel De Rozelmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Additional Mesolithic material was recovered from trench 8, which was excavated within the interior of the fort, to the east of the field 567/8 scatter. All this material was within the ploughzone, as ploughing had occurred down to bedrock in this area (Cunliffe 1992). Fig.…”
Section: Jerseymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Mesolithic material was also recovered during the Oxford University excavations of the earthworks. This derives mainly from loessic soil and turf layers used to construct the rampart (Cunliffe 1992). This loess seems to have been removed from the interior of the fort, to the east of the rampart.…”
This work provides new insights into human responses to and perceptions of sea-level rise at a time when the landscapes of northwest Europe radically changing. These issues are investigated through a case study focused on the Channel Islands. We report on the excavation of two sites, Canal du Squez in Jersey and Lihou (GU582) in Guernsey, and the study of museum collections across the Channel Islands. We argue that people were drawn to this area as a result of the dynamic environmental processes occurring and the opportunities these created. The evidence suggests that the area was a particular focus during the Middle Mesolithic, when Guernsey and Alderney were already islands and while Jersey was a peninsula of Northern France. Insularisation does not appear to have created a barrier to occupation during either the Middle or Final Mesolithic, indicating the appearance of lifeways increasingly focused on maritime voyaging and marine resources from the second half of the 9 th millennium BC onwards.
“…The fort's ramparts were constructed in the late Bronze Age/Early Iron Age, over an earlier bank of possibly late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age date (Cunliffe 1992). A large lithic assemblage of mixed date derives both from fieldwalking and excavations of the earthwork undertaken by Barry Cunliffe between 1988 and1990.…”
Section: Câtel De Rozelmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Additional Mesolithic material was recovered from trench 8, which was excavated within the interior of the fort, to the east of the field 567/8 scatter. All this material was within the ploughzone, as ploughing had occurred down to bedrock in this area (Cunliffe 1992). Fig.…”
Section: Jerseymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Mesolithic material was also recovered during the Oxford University excavations of the earthworks. This derives mainly from loessic soil and turf layers used to construct the rampart (Cunliffe 1992). This loess seems to have been removed from the interior of the fort, to the east of the rampart.…”
This work provides new insights into human responses to and perceptions of sea-level rise at a time when the landscapes of northwest Europe radically changing. These issues are investigated through a case study focused on the Channel Islands. We report on the excavation of two sites, Canal du Squez in Jersey and Lihou (GU582) in Guernsey, and the study of museum collections across the Channel Islands. We argue that people were drawn to this area as a result of the dynamic environmental processes occurring and the opportunities these created. The evidence suggests that the area was a particular focus during the Middle Mesolithic, when Guernsey and Alderney were already islands and while Jersey was a peninsula of Northern France. Insularisation does not appear to have created a barrier to occupation during either the Middle or Final Mesolithic, indicating the appearance of lifeways increasingly focused on maritime voyaging and marine resources from the second half of the 9 th millennium BC onwards.
Insect pests affecting standing and stored crops can cause severe damage and reduce yields considerably. Was this also the case in Neolithic Europe? Did early farming populations take a certain amount of harvest loss into account? Did they decide to change crops or rotate them when they became too infested? Did they obtain new crops from neighbouring communities as part of this process? Or did they actively fight against pests? This paper focuses on pulse crop pests, presenting the earliest evidence of fava beans displaying boreholes and of the presence of pea weevil in two different archaeological sites: Can Sadurní (in a phase dated to ca. 4800-4500 cal BC), located in the NE Iberian Peninsula and Zürich-Parkhaus Opéra (in a phase dated to ca. 3160 BC), located in Central Switzerland. Evidence suggests that early farmers were aware of the damages produced by pests and we propose different strategies for their management, including potential evidence for the use of repellent or trap plants in the plots.
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