Finding the Evidence

Select a section of the Thorney core from the diagram below. You will then see information relating to this part of the core sample. Click on the Evidence links to view specific evidence core timelines.

Exploring a Core: 1.5m-2.5m

0 - 0.8m
0.8 - 1.5m
1.5 - 2.5m CURRENT
2.5 - 3.5m CURRENT
3.5 - 5.5m CURRENT
5.5m
5.6m
5.8m
5.8 - 7m
 

Summary of evidence

image1 Radiocarbon Dating Age: N/A
What era: Early Bronze Age to Roman
Sample from: 1.5m to 2.5m
   
more Sediments Soft grey silt and fine sand. Sometimes bedded/laminated.
more Pollen Mostly open saltmarsh or low woodland sedge, shrubs, herbs, low alder
more Foraminifera &            Ostracods Estuarine and lagoonal forams
more Diatoms Brackish/marine
more Molluscs N/A
 

Putting the evidence together

image1
This open saltmarsh would probably have been typical of the harbour environment during Roman times.


Environment
shown in core: 

Saltmarsh
Land nearby:

 Open land with some woodland
Comment: Low saltmarsh and mudflats would have greeted the Romans

Core Depth

0-0.8m      0.8-1.5m     1.5-2.5m      2.5-3.5m     3.5-5.5m      5.5m     5.6m      5.8m       5.8-7m

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