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| THE SHOTTON PROJECT: A MIDLANDS PALAEOLITHIC NETWORK |  |
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External Links IAA Website English Heritage The Lapworth Museum Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund Council for British Archaeology |
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The Shotton Project is an
exploration of the Ice Age landscapes of the English Midlands
The project
focuses on the rich archaeological and palaeontological evidence for this remote
period that can be found in sand and gravel quarries. This includes the stone
tools of our remote ancestors and the remains of extinct animals such as
mammoth, woolly rhino and wild horse. In addition, the remains of plants,
snails and insects – some only found today in the high alps or arctic – are
often preserved, which enable the reconstruction of the changing Ice Age
environment. The Shotton
Project is working with quarry companies, archaeologists, palaeontologists,
geologists, local societies, museums and schools to create a network dedicated
to investigating and promoting interest in the Palaeolithic (Old Stone Age), the
remotest period of human occupation in Britain.
A project Supported by
the Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund |
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