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Section Headings in Warwickshire Landscapes: The Story So Far

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Contents List

Introduction

Summary and Aims of the Book, What is Warwickshire?

What is Warwickshire?

Impact of Man on the Landscapes

Acknowledgements

Chapter One, Geology

Overview, Continental Drift

The Ice Ages

Arden - Precambrian, Cambrian and Ordovician (4500 Ma to 450 Ma)

Arden – Carboniferous

Arden - Triassic

Summary of the Geography of Arden

Feldon - South and East of the Avon Valley

Feldon - Permian and Triassic

Feldon - Jurassic

Summary of the Geography of Feldon

Geological Timeline

Chapter Two, The Stone Ages, 500,000 BC to 2,400 BC

Introduction

Old Stone Age or Palaeolithic Period – 500,000 BC to 8,500 BC

The Ice Ages

Middle Stone Age or Mesolithic Period - 8,500 to 4,000 BC

New Stone Age or Neolithic Period - 4,000 to 2,400 BC

Chapter Three, The Bronze Age, 2,400 BC to 600 BC

The Evidence

Early Bronze Age - 2,400 to 1,500 BC

Extent of Woodlands, Field Patterns

Later Bronze Age - 1,500 to 600 BC
Barrows and Hillforts

Chapter Four, The Iron Age, 600 BC to 43 AD

Lack of Evidence, The Wildwood

Industry, Settlement

Chapter Five, The Romans, 43 AD to 410 AD

The Invasion, Woodland, Roman Evidence

Roman Roads, Settlements

Industry, The Romans Leave

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