Regional Reviews

English Heritage is undertaking, either directly or through external commissioning, a series of regional reviews covering the different types of environmental evidence from archaeological sites and palaeoenvironmental deposits (SHAPE sub programme 11172.110 Supporting Research Frameworks: National, regional, local, diachronic and thematic frameworks).

The purpose of these reviews is to determine the extent of our knowledge of the past as gained from the study of biological remains, sediments and soils in England. They seek to identify gaps in our current understanding and highlight priorities and directions for future research at both a local, regional and national level. As such the reviews provide essential research in support of the development of regional and national research frameworks.  Twelve have been produced to date:

Brown, A and Bell, M 2009 'Southern Regional Review of Geoarchaeology: Wind Blown Deposits' (Research Department Report 5/2009) English Heritage

Canti, M 2009 'A Review of Geoarchaeology in the Midlands of England'  (Research Department Report 17/2009) English Heritage

Hall, A and Huntley, J.P 2007 'A Review of the Evidence for Macrofossil Plant Remains from Archaeological Deposits in Northern England' (Research Department Report 87/2007) English Heritage

Murphy, P 2001 ‘Review of Molluscs and Other Non-insect Invertebrates from Archaeological Sites in the West and East Midlands, and the East of England' (Centre for Archaeology Report 68/2001) English Heritage

Murphy, P 2001 ‘Review of Wood and Macroscopic Wood Charcoal from Archaeological Sites in the Midland Region' (Centre for Archaeology Report 23/2001) English Heritage

Robinson, M 2003 ‘English Heritage Reviews of Environmental Archaeology: Midlands Region Insects' (Centre for Archaeology Report 9/2003) English Heritage

Robinson, M 2002 ‘English Heritage Reviews of Environmental Archaeology: Southern Region Insects' (Centre for Archaeology Report 39/2002) English Heritage

Smith, W 2002 ‘A Review of Archaeological Wood Analyses in Southern England' (Centre for Archaeology Report 75/2002) English Heritage

Timpany. S 2009 ‘Geoarchaeology Regional Review of Marine Deposits along the Coastline of Southern England' (Research Department Report 4/2009) English Heritage

Usai, R 2005 ‘Geoarchaeology in Northern England I: The Landscape and Geography of Northern England' (Centre for Archaeology Report 54/2005) English Heritage

Usai, R 2002 ‘Northern Regional Review of Environmental Archaeology: Geoarchaeology in Northern England II: Site Review, Discussion, and Research Priorities' (Centre for Archaeology Report 24/2002) English Heritage

Wilkinson, K, 2008 'Regional Review of Geoarchaeology in the Southern Region: Colluvium' (Research Department Report 3/2009) English Heritage