Aggregates Industry in the Trent Valley: A History and Archaeology

The 'Aggregates Industry in the Trent Valley: A History and Archaeology' project was undertaken by Tim Cooper of the ARCUS University of Sheffield and funded through the Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund as distributed by English Heritage. The project takes a different approach to previous archaeological work in the Trent valley in that it takes the aggregates industry itself as the object of study. The project provides a detailed account of a regionally significant industry, and contributes to an understanding of the multifarious issues related to gravel extraction at national level.

《特伦特河谷骨料工业：历史与考古》项目由谢菲尔德大学ARCUS中心的蒂姆·库珀（Tim Cooper）主持，依托英国遗产委员会（English Heritage）分配的骨料税可持续基金资助开展。相较于特伦特河谷地区此前的考古研究工作，本项目采用了别具一格的研究路径，将骨料工业本身作为核心研究对象。本项目详细记述了这一具有区域重要性的产业，并有助于深化对国家层面砂石开采相关诸多复杂议题的认知。