As someone who doesn't strictly adhere to other people's thesauri it
probably doesn't matter, but we have just had a case of trees being
recovered through dredging. Therefore we don't really know what the
circumstances were prior to them being landed however they aren't tree
stumps (or not that which I've seen). Arguably it may have not even
have been in situ although the presumption is that it was - some has
bark on still.
So we need a term for this!
Cheers
Val
Val Turner
Shetland Archaeologist
Shetland Amenity Trust, Garthspool,
Lerwick, Shetland, ZE1 0NY
Tel: (01595) 694688
The Shetland Amenity Trust is a registered
Scottish charity, No: SC017505
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Subject: Submerged forests
Morning All,
Would anybody like me find the following terms helpful;
- submerged forest
- peat-submerged forest
- submarine/sea-submerged forest
(as opposed to the Thesaurus of Monument Types' "Submarine forest"
alone)?
The "Submarine forest" of the TMT is defined as "A forest killed by
rising sea-level. Nowadays only tree stumps survive".
However, there is no corresponding term for in situ trees that have
been submerged by the natural build-up of peat - the "Forest" and
"Wood" terms could be used, but they don't really suit for these
remains in situ either alone or in combination with the term
"Palaeosoil". These have mainly been recorded from The Pennines for
Northumberland and Durham - but also elsewhere in both counties, as
well as elsewhere in the country, and of archaeological/historic HER
interest. The trees are mainly Prehistoric in age, with the likes of
Mesolithic and Neolithic flints (already HER entries) having been noted
in pre-peat levels (in The Pennines especially), so by implication the
trees are generally Earlier Prehistoric.
Could I gather any thoughts on/propose "Submerged forest" and "Peat-
submerged forest" as candidate terms? (retaining "Submarine forest" as
the equivalent "sea-submerged forest"). A "peat-submerged forest"
could also be a "submarine forest" but it need not necessarily be so,
and be of a different date of 'creation' as it were (?and might suggest
areas for the likes of where selnering took place - unless someone else
wants to propose a term for coastal peats alone generally). Proposed
definitions and the like below, so any thoughts much appreciated.
Thanks,
Keith
Submerged forest
CL - Monument < By Form >
BT - Natural Feature
SN - Area of in situ trees in a former ground surface covered by
natural inundation or build-up actions, and
unspecific to specific type from where a location
or the source is unclear.
UF - Bog oak (if specific type unclear from source or location)
Peat-submerged forest
CL - Monument < By Form >
BT - Natural Feature
SN - Area of in situ trees that have been covered, and therefore
preserved, beneath peat build-up. Trees
should be rooted in or remain as tree stumps, in
a former ground surface. May be exposed through the
removal of the overlying peat.
UF - Bog oak
Buried forest
NF - Submarine forest
Wood
Submarine/sea-submerged forest
(as per the Thesaurus of Monument Types' "Submarine forest")
CL - Monument < By Form >
BT - Natural Feature
SN - A forest killed by rising sea-level. Nowadays only tree stumps
survive.
NF - Peat-submerged forest
Wood
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