geography assertion · geo_bi_dartmoor_reave_polygon
Geography assertion for landscape_bi_dartmoor_reaves
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Geography and uncertainty
geometry type
Polygoncoordinate status
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lowreconstruction method
Generalized polygon enclosing major central and southern Dartmoor reave and roundhouse landscapes discussed in survey and the Holwell study; not copied from a county or park boundary.explanation
Generalized polygon enclosing major central and southern Dartmoor reave and roundhouse landscapes discussed in survey and the Holwell study; not copied from a county or park boundary. Reaves are discontinuous, differently dated and more extensive in places than the simplified polygon; this is a concentration, not a territory.Evidence and sources
- supports · locates or defines geometry
What happened before the Middle Bronze Age land divisions and roundhouses? Prehistoric soil erosion and landscape change on Dartmoor, UK — Chris Carey, Kim Hunnisett, Richard Macphail, Lee Bray, Phil Toms, Jaime Wood, Andy Crabb (2024)Regional reave discussion, Holwell location and comparative site references.
Locator: Abstract; Holwell sequence; discussion and conclusion