Aldborough and the metals economy of northern England, c. AD 345–1700: a new post-Roman narrative

Loveluck, Christopher, Millett, Martin, Chenery, Simon, Chenery, Carolyn, Ferraby, Rose, French, Charles, Langdon, Catherine, Moore, Fiona, Pears, Ben, Scaife, Robert and Toms, Phillip ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2149-046X (2025) Aldborough and the metals economy of northern England, c. AD 345–1700: a new post-Roman narrative. Antiquity. doi:10.15184/aqy.2025.10175 (In Press)

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Abstract

Increasing interdisciplinary analysis of geoarchaeological records, including sediment and ice cores, permits finer-scale contextual interpretation of the history of anthropogenic environmental impacts. In an interdisciplinary approach to economic history, the authors examine metal pollutants in a sediment core from the Roman metal-producing centre of Aldborough, North Yorkshire, combining this record with textual and archaeological evidence from the region. Finding that fluctuations in pollution correspond with sociopolitical events, pandemics and recorded trends in British metal production c. AD 1100–1700, the authors extend the analysis to earlier periods that lack written records, providing a new post-Roman economic narrative for northern England.

Item Type:	Article
Article Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Britain; North Yorkshire; Roman; Medieval; ICP-MS; Pollution; Lead production; Iron production
Subjects:	C Auxiliary Sciences of History > CC Archaeology G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GB Physical geography G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GF Human geography. Human ecology. Anthropogeography
Divisions:	Schools and Research Institutes > School of Arts, Culture and Environment
Depositing User:	Phillip Toms
Date Deposited:	18 Sep 2025 09:43
Last Modified:	18 Sep 2025 10:00
URI:	https://eprints.glos.ac.uk/id/eprint/15317

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