The Bassingbourn Fossil Diggings
Author : Bernard O'Connor
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 22,6 MB
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ISBN : 1470919737
The Arlesey Fossil Diggings
Author : Bernard O'Connor
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 27,79 MB
Release : 2011-10-29
Category : History
ISBN : 1470926261
Book Description
In the 1840s a bed of 'coprolites', thought by some to be fossilised dinosaur droppings, was discovered in the Cambridgeshire fens. Rich in phosphate it was much in demand by the nation's manure manufacturers. By the mid-1860s it was being dug up across much of central Bedfordshire. This book investigates the social, economic and archaeological impact of the fossil diggings in Arlesey, a small, rural community north of Hitchin.
The Comberton Fossil Diggings
Author : Bernard O'Connor
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 79 pages
File Size : 40,91 MB
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ISBN : 1447898176
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Orwell Fossil Diggings
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Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 117 pages
File Size : 47,47 MB
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ISBN : 1470916916
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Fossil Digging in the Mordens
Author : Bernard O'Connor
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 115 pages
File Size : 26,15 MB
Release : 2011-10-29
Category : History
ISBN : 147093292X
Book Description
In the 1840s an unusual industry started in Cambridgeshire, open-cast mining of a fossil deposit, thought by some to be dinosaur droppings. It was used as the raw material in the manufacture of superphosphate - the world's first chemical fertiliser. This book investigates the social, economic and environmental impact of the diggings in Guilden and Steeple Morden.
The Impact of the 19th Century Fossil Diggings on the Church
Author : Bernard O'Connor
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 12,82 MB
Release : 2011-10-29
Category : History
ISBN : 1447882059
Book Description
In the mid-1840s a new industry started in southeast Suffolk, that of digging fossils. Known as 'coprolites', some thought them to be fossilised dinosaur droppings. Rich in phosphate they were much in demand by the nation's manure manufacturers. By the 1846s the diggings had spread to Cambridgeshire, hertfordshire, bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire. Many thousands of men and women, boys and girls, got well-paid work in the pits but there were issues of in-migration, overcrowding and drunkenness. This book investigates the impact of the diggings on the church and its attempts to alleviate the social problems.
The Barrington Fossil Diggings
Author : Bernard O'Connor
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 20,98 MB
Release : 2011-09-04
Category : History
ISBN : 1447816439
Book Description
In the 1840s a bed of 'coprolites', thought by some to be fossilised dinosaur droppings, was discovered in the Cambridgeshire fens. By the 1860s it was being dug up across much of the county. This book investigates the social, economic and archaeological impact of the fossil diggings in Barrington, a small rural village southwest of Cambridge.
The Fen Ditton Fossil Diggings
Author : Bernard O'Connor
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 91 pages
File Size : 33,11 MB
Release : 2011-10
Category : History
ISBN : 1470932571
Book Description
In the late-1840s a new industry started in Cambridge - digging up fossils. Known as coprolites and thought by some to be fossilised dinosaur droppings, they were extracted in a large-scale open-cast mining operation to be used as the raw material in the manufacture of superphosphate - the world's first chemical fertiliser. This book investigates the social, economic and environmental impact of the diggings in Fen Ditton.
The Archaeological Impact of the 19th and 20th Century Fossil Diggings
Author : Bernard O'Connor
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 79 pages
File Size : 25,26 MB
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ISBN : 1291409750
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The Suffolk Fossil Diggings
Author : Bernard O'Connor
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 43,45 MB
Release : 2009-11-06
Category : History
ISBN : 1902810252
Book Description
In the first half of the 19th century a deposit of coprolite, thought to be fossilised droppings, started to be dug up in Felixstowe. These phosphate-rich fossils were converted into superphosphate - the world's first artificial chemical fertiliser. Over fifty years an unusual branch of agricultural mining spread over much of south-east Suffolk bringing social and economic changes for many.
