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Aspects of the Romano-British landscape around holme on Spalding moor, east Yorkshire
No full textAn examination was undertaken of the nature and extent of Romano-British settlement and industry in the context of the landscape around Holme on Spalding Moor. An environmental reconstruction of the study area was made, showing it to be marginal, low lying and prone to wetness. The most suitable land for exploitation were the ridges of Aeolian sands. Systematic field survey over an 8 x 8 km square, together with cropmark evidence showed that site distribution was closely related to soil type, watercourses and other environmental constraints. A total of 106 Romano-British kiln and settlement sites, 49 sites with iron working or manufacture and several with evidence for glass working were discovered from fieldwalking, examination of museum collections and archives and excavations. Worked flints and stone axes showed that there had been activity on the sand ridges near to watercourses since the Neolithic. The data suggests that settlement was intensified during the later Iron Age with iron working and manufacture being undertaken especially near the dendritic creek system in which the Hasholme Iron Age log boat sank. The Romano-British pottery industry seems to have built up around the same creek system, which provided a means of distribution to Shiptonthorpe, Brough and other Romano-British settlements further afield. Fabric and form analysis of local wares when compared with pottery of known date showed that production began in the later 2nd century A.D., reaching a peak in the mid fourth.Clay was plentiful and managed woodland may have provided fuel for furnaced based industries. Settlement types showed little change from the late Iron Age, but followed developments paralleled elsewhere, with some degree of Romanisation. Marine flooding did not cause the decline of industry and settlement in the area as has been previously suggested. It is possible that these settlements formed the basis of the hamlets within the parish of Holme on Spalding Moor, although continuity has yet to be proved
Assessment of ancient land use in abandoned settlements and fields : A study of prehistoric and Medieval land use and its influence upon soil properties on Holne Moor, Dartmoor, England.
No full textIgnorance about the pattern of ancient land use within prehistoric and medieval fields on Dartmoor and elsewhere provided the catalyst for the research reported in this thesis, which explores new ways of assessing past land use in abandoned enclosures. The first chapter provides a brief, critical evaluation of relevant earlier archaeological
research; the limitations of current procedures, which reveal little about pastoral land use, are discussed and it is concluded that, although there have been few scientifically rigorous studies of the soils in ancient settlements and fields, soil analysis accompanied by explicit modelling of the interaction of agricultural land use and soils could provide new information about past land use, but only within a framework of research that defines the natural trajectories of soil development as a prerequisite to the isolation of 'land use—deflected' pedogenesis. In Chapter 2, a review of some of the principal features of moorland soils is followed by an assessment of the ways in which they may have been modified by recent, 'extensive' land use. Information provided by pedological and agricultural research is then used to formulate
models of changes in the physical and chemical properties of soil that might be expected to occur as a result of various forms of 'intensive' agricultural land use; particular attention is paid to the pattern of phosphorus redistribution in pastoral enclosures. An environmental and cultural history of Holne Moor on Dartmoor is presented in Chapter 3, and it is shown that this area possesses
archaeological and pedological features that make it eminently suitable as a study area within which to test ideas and predictions about the way in which early land use may have modified soil properties; the chapter concludes with an account of the fieldwork and laboratory strategies
that have been used to investigate the soils within this study area. The results of a field survey of the soils and vegetation on Holne Moor are described and interpreted in Chapter 4; it is concluded that many of the properties of the surface soils reflect a combination
of features acquired during medieval farming and during subsequent pedogenetic reversion. The pattern of soil properties is shown to be consistent with a pattern of land use that can be inferred from archaeological investigations of the medieval enclosures themselves and provides
additional information about land use within the enclosures and the sequence of land abandonment. Qunntitative investigations of soil phosphorus and organic matter
are reported and analysed in Chapter 5. Palaeosol studies provide evidence of the general course of pedogenesis and also allow the conclusion that significant changes in soil phosphorus have occurred since prehistoric times and even over the past thousand years. Analyses of soils in prehistoric houses and monuments, and in the fields of nearby, modern farms are then used to establish a picture of the way in which the soils of the study area have responded to phosphorus inputs and agricultural management. Conclusions reached as a result of these studies, together with the models offered in Chapter 2 1 form the basis for
interpretation of investigations of the soils within medieval and prehistoric agricultural enclosures; these are described in the concluding sections of the chapter, where it is shown that patterns consistent with the models can be identified within these ancient enclosures. Some of the more important conclusions arising from this research are set out in Chapter 6; the primary conclusions are that very detailed
information about medieval land use can be, and has been obtained through intensive field survey alone, and that analysis of soil phosphorus can provide important, new information about the agricultural use of both medieval and prehistoric enclosures
Promoting and assessing value creation in communities and networks: a conceptual framework
No full textJohannes G. de Moor, New Year with Canaanites and Israelites.
No full textCaquot André. Johannes G. de Moor, New Year with Canaanites and Israelites.. In: Syria. Tome 49 fascicule 3-4, 1972. pp. 471-472
Suggested standards of purity for foods and drugs,
No full text"This work is the outcome of a series of articles on the statistics of adulteration published by Cecil H. Cribb and C. G. Moor, and the original intention was to have issued in under the joint names of Cecil H. Cribb, C. G. Moor and Martin Priest." - Pref.Mode of access: Internet
Aspects of the ecology of some invertebrates on limestone outcrops in Moorland
No full textIn 1984-5 the carabids and staphylinids on ten isolated limestone outcrops and intervening blanket peat within the Moor House Reserve, Cumbria, were investigated. In 1986 a subsidiary study on similar habitats was made at Tailbridge Hill, Cumbria. Pitfall and window traps sampled beetles from the ground and air respectively. Numbers and alpha diversities of carabids and staphylinids were higher on the Moor House limestone outcrops than on the blanket peat. The outcrops acted as isolates to many species, but also suffered considerable contamination by adjacent peat faunas. Limestone species taken on outcrops exhibited a positive species: area relationship consistent with island biogeographical theory. Peat species taken on outcrops showed a negative species: area relationship. Overall, species of staphylinid were positively, and carabid, negatively, correlated with outcrop size. Dispersal of species between habitats was influenced by body size, degree of hygrophily and flight activity. Flight by carabids was negligible, but most staphylinids could fly. Weather conditions were probably the primary cause of this difference between taxa. Flight by staphylinids was related to the stability of the habitat or resources involved. All Nomadic species could fly whereas flight by Peat species was negligible. Limestone species showed relatively high levels of flight activity attributable to the need of many rarer species for regular dispersal between outcrops to spread the risk of extinction. The aerial fauna at Moor House had three components, with species deriving from the immediate habitat, moorland habitats nearby, or regions beyond the Reserve. A considerable influx of staphylinids (and aphids) onto the Reserve occurred in July-October as aerial plankton was carried in from the west by prevailing winds. The applicability of island biogeography theory to the Moor House system, and to 'habitat islands' in general, is discussed
The future stability of upland blanket peat following historical erosion and recent re-vegetation
No full textThe importance of fluvial dissection in upland blanket peat erosion is well-established but knowledge of the significance of peatland gully system development is limited. This thesis investigates the stability of upland blanket peat in relation to recent re-vegetation and historical erosion of peatland gully systems. It combines regional morphological surveys in a GIS framework with detailed field and laboratory analyses. Detailed research was carried out at three study areas across Northern England: The Cheviot (Northumberland), Moor House (North Pennines) and Wessenden Head Moss (Southern Pennines). A regional-scale investigation into gully development at the three sites demonstrated that the end members (Type 1 and Type 2 dissection) in Bower's 1960 classification of dissection types could be identified but a revised dissection classification including a third category of anastomosing dissection was needed. Regional variations in erosion and gully form were observed. The most extensive aerial erosion was on The Cheviot (80 %) and least at Moor House (48 %). Re-vegetation was most well-established at Moor House (80 % of the eroded peat) and least on Wessenden Head Moss (45 % of the eroded peat). The local topography of each site was the key in explaining erosion patterns. Linear dissection dominated on steeply sloping ground and anastomosing dissection on gentle sloping summit areas. Dendritic dissection occurred on intermediate slopes. Approximate slope angles for the dentritic transitional zone vary in relation to the local topography; however, the means for the three study sites are 3.7 (Moor House), 4.9 (The Cheviot) and 1.4 (Wessenden Head Moss).Local-scale variations in erosion were observed on the interfluves and within existing gully systems. On the interfluves peat accumulation rates were estimated from Spheroidal Carbonaceous Particle deposition. Average rates were 0.5 mm yr(^-1) under moorland grass and 1.2 mm yr(^-1) under heather. Erosion potential of these sites was estimated from rainfall simulation experiments. The potential for erosion was high (243 t km(^-2), 0.243 mm yr(^-1)), though not atypical of local directly measured erosion rates. However, experimental results showed that sediment production rarely occurred below a rainfall intensity of 12 mm hr(^-1) (high intensity for the Pennines) and with a presence of an intact vegetation cover sediment is only locally entrained and re-deposited and actual erosion under current climatic conditions is likely to be low. The onset of peat erosion was estimated by comparing eroded and uneroded cores. It is thought the most recent phase of erosion resulted from climatic change and land management and occurred some 570 years ago on Wessenden Head Moss and between 300 - 330 years ago at Moor House and on The Cheviot. Over the last approximate 50- years, infilling and re-vegetation of the bases of gully systems has been observed. The peat within the gully stratigraphy appears to be eroded, re-deposited or grown in situ. The future of upland blanket peat will likely involve further stabilisation of the gully systems; however, in severely eroded areas where the peat is totally stripped and surface hydrological regime destroyed, the peat will not recover
Reflections on Multiple Perspective Problem Framing
No full textThe researchers have developed a system of value innovation modelling founded on the application of a multiple perspective problem framing theory (English 2008). This approach has been used to map the attributes of 43 businesses in order to reveal untapped value in these organisations, as described in a previous paper (2010). The system considers both the attributes of a company and the experience of the researchers as parameters in a design problem. This paper aims to show how the process can reveal value by taking the reader through a step-by-step guide, incorporating case studies to demonstrate the relationship between concepts and the development of the researcher’s awareness. An integrated mapping activity provides a clear overview of the company and describes relationships between technology, intellectual property and commercialisation. This mapping process is used to reveal patterns and disharmonies, enabling the researchers to identify gaps and make connections that can lead to new business opportunities. This paper describes the mapping process in detail and the researchers reflect on the way that insights have been revealed through their development of new perspectives on each company
Moor L. : Tests de facteur «G» et niveau intellectuel, Sauv. Enf. 1957, n°5 pp.660-664
No full textMoor L. : Tests de facteur «G» et niveau intellectuel, Sauv. Enf. 1957, n°5 pp.660-664. In: Bulletin de psychologie, tome 11 n°144-145, 1958. p. 493
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