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Ancient woodland on Inchmahome island in Scotland. In the United Kingdom, ancient woodland is that which has existed continuously since 1600 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland (or 1750 in Scotland). [1] [2] The practice of planting woodland was uncommon before those dates, so a wood present in 1600 is likely to have developed naturally. [3]
The Early Woodland period continued many trends begun during the Late and Terminal Archaic periods, including extensive mound-building, regional distinctive burial complexes, the trade of exotic goods across a large area of North America as part of interaction spheres, the reliance on both wild and domesticated plant foods, and a mobile subsistence strategy in which small groups took advantage ...
Woodland 200 BCE - 400 CE La Plant Burkett 100 BCE-400 CE 550-100 BCE Anderson Landing 1-200 CE Point Lake/ Grand Gulf: Tchefuncte culture: Tuscola: 400 BCE-1 CE Panther Lake: Jaketown: Poverty Point: 700- 400 BCE Frasier: Early Woodland 700-200 BCE O'Bryan Ridge 700-550 BCE - 1000-700 BCE - Late Archaic 1000 - 200 BCE
A mound complex which includes mounds, a geometric enclosure and numerous habitation areas, it is the largest group of Middle Woodland mounds in the United States. The complex covers approximately 400 acres (1.6 km 2 ) and contains at least 30 mounds, 17 of which have been identified as being completely or partially constructed by prehistoric ...
It is a method of archaeological investigation that uses aerial photography, remote sensing, and other techniques to identify, record, and interpret archaeological features and sites. [1] Aerial archaeology has been used to discover and map a wide range of archaeological sites, from prehistoric settlements and ancient roads to medieval castles ...
The cultures in this period were heavily influenced by their contemporary neighbors in the Eastern Woodlands, particularly the mound-building Hopewell culture. It was the first tradition pattern on the Great Plains to widely engage in mound building and is also characterized by limited gardening and the production of ceramic cookware .
It described Tiddesley Wood as ancient semi-natural woodland that was designated an SSSI in 1986. But the ruling added: "Natural England has identified that the effects of the development are in ...
The woodlands of Bedfordshire cover 6.2% of the county. [2] Some two thirds of this (4,990 ha or 12,300 acres) is broad-leaved woodland, principally oak and ash. [3] A Woodland Trust estimate of all ancient woodland in Bedfordshire (dating back to at least the year 1600), including woods of 0.1 ha (0.25 acres) and upward suggests an area of 1,468 ha (3,630 acres). [4]