Abstract
This paper presents the results of an integrated archaeological and palaeoecological investigation following the discovery of waterlogged worked-wood in a small boggy hollow on the southern edge of the Brecon Beacons in south Wales. Analysis of the pollen, radiocarbon and dendrochronological evidence suggests the main phase of activity at the site involved local clearance of the primary oak forest in the early 3rd millennium BC. Later activity at the site is indicated by dates in the mid 1st millennium AD along with two pewter bowls of known Roman form. A tree-ring chronology spans the period 3098–2730BC. Neolithic woodworking techniques are examined from what was for the most part debris from the processing of large trees. Possible parallels for the site are discussed and suggestions made for its use.
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