Nene Valley: Archaeological and Environmental Synthesis

The Nene Valley Project has collated archaeological, hydological and palaeoenvironmental data from published and archive sources. The material was inputted into a specially created database and formed the basis for geographical analysis using Mapinfo and ArcGIS. The results along with palynological modelling from a group of key sites formed the basis of a synthetic, period by period survey which provided a comprehensive record of knowledge to date, along with demonstrating gaps which could be targeted by future work.

This project was designed by Northamptonshire Archaeology and Exeter University to present the evidence of the character of the relationship between the environmental and archaeological record and variations in the water table for the Nene Valley from its source in Northamptonshire to Peterborough.
The project was funded by English Heritage from the Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund (ALSF). The project funding allowed for work to be carried out in Northamptonshire Archaeology and Exeter University both collecting and collating data. Work was carried out by Dr Phil Allen and Professor A G Brown at Exeter and Ian Meadows and Karen Deighton at Northampton.