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Palynological data from a riverine peat in Buxton, Derbyshire, show a record of possible Mesolithic hunter-gatherer vegetational disturbances, continuous arable activity since at least 6000 BP, and extensive woodland clearance from Bronze Age times onward.
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The fossil record for cultivation may be the earliest yet found for the British Isles. Nearby archaeological excavations have produced dated Neolithic contexts, including remains of wheat and flax from house structures, covering the period 5024 ± 126 BP to 4680 ± 70 BP.
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The pollen catchment area of the site has always contained locales of open vegetational aspect.
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Wiltshire, P.E.J., Edwards, K.J. (1993). Mesolithic, early Neolithic, and later prehistoric impacts on vegetation at a riverine site in Derbyshire, England. In: Chambers, F.M. (eds) Climate Change and Human Impact on the Landscape. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-9176-3_14
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