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Coasts of catastrophe? The incidence and impact of aeolian sand on British medieval coastal communities

Brown, P.J.

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P.J. Brown



Abstract

Natural hazards exert a considerable influence on vulnerable populations living in riskprone areas. Archaeological and historical evidence offers a unique perspective from which to explore this relationship. This paper examines the hazard of wind-blown sand in relation to British medieval coastal communities focussing in particular on the factors influencing inundations of sand in addition to the material and spiritual reactions adopted in the face of aeolian sand. By contextualizing past discoveries, new light can be shed on these human/environment interactions while simultaneously exploring wider implications for the underlying climatic changes of the Little Ice Age across Europe.

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Brown, P. (2015). Coasts of catastrophe? The incidence and impact of aeolian sand on British medieval coastal communities. Post Classical Archaeologies, 5, 127-148

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jan 13, 2015
Online Publication Date May 11, 2015
Publication Date May 11, 2015
Deposit Date May 11, 2015
Publicly Available Date Dec 6, 2017
Journal Post-Classical archaeologies.
Print ISSN 2039-7895
Publisher SAP Societá Archeologica
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 5
Pages 127-148
Publisher URL http://www.postclassical.it/PCA_Vol.5.html

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