The Archaeology of Alderley Edge: Survey, excavation and experiment in an ancient mining landscape 9781841717159, 9781407320458

Table of contents :
Cover
Half Title
Dedication
Full Title
Copyright
Contents
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements and Thanks
Editors and Contributors
Abbreviations
Foreword
Chapter 1: Introduction: The Alderley Edge Landscape Project
Chapter 2: The Archaeology of Alderley Edge and the North-East Cheshire Hinterland - A Review
Chapter 3: Prehistoric Hunter-Gatherers on Alderley Edge
Chapter 4: Archaeological Excavations at Engine Vein, Alderley Edge, 1997
Chapter 5: Stone Mining Tools from Alderley Edge
Chapter 6: The Archaeological Excavation of a Roman Mine Shaft and Gallery (‘Pot Shaft’) at Engine Vein, Alderley Edge
Chapter 7: The ‘Pot Shaft’ Hoard: the Controlled Microexcavationof a Fourth-century Roman Coin Hoard
Chapter 8: A Topographical and Archaeological Landscape Survey of the AELP Core Area of Alderley Edge, Cheshire, with Additional References to its Hinterland
Chapter 9: Archaeological Excavation and Conservation at Saddlebole and on the Quarry Road, Alderley Edge
Chapter 10: Experimental Mining on Alderley Edge
Chapter 11: The Experimental Smelting of Copper Carbonate Ores from Engine Vein, Alderley Edge
Chapter 12: The Soils of Alderley Edge
Chapter 13: Geochemical Mapping of Alderley Edge Soils by means of a Portable XRF Analyser (Spectrace - 9000)
Chapter 14: Chemical Analyses of Pond, Well, Spring and Mine Waters from Alderley Edge
Chapter 15: Conclusion: a summary, and future prospects
Appendix A
Appendix B: A Palaeoenvironmental Record from Adders Moss: Evidence for Vegetation Change and Pollution from Alderley Edge
Bibliography
Index