Author: Bernard O'ConnorPublisher:
ISBN: 9781902810041
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
Ashwell Fossil Diggings
Author: Bernard O'ConnorPublisher:
ISBN: 9781902810041
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
Fossil Digging in the Mordens
Author: Bernard O'ConnorPublisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 147093292X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 115
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 Arlesey Fossil Diggings
Author: Bernard O'ConnorPublisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1470926261
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 104
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'ConnorPublisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1447898176
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 79
Book Description
The Bassingbourn Fossil Diggings
Author: Bernard O'ConnorPublisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1470919737
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
The Fossil Diggings in Sandy and Potton
Author: Bernard O'ConnorPublisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1470926229
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
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 Sandy and Potton, small market towns between Cambridge and Bedford.
The Fossil Diggings on Quy Fen
Author: Bernard O'ConnorPublisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1470919044
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
The Fen Ditton Fossil Diggings
Author: Bernard O'ConnorPublisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1470932571
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 91
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 Madingley Fossil Diggings
Author: Bernard O'ConnorPublisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1447898168
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 67
Book Description
The Burwell Fossil Diggings
Author: Bernard O'ConnorPublisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1470919087
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 81
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 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 Burwell, a small, rural community northeast of Cambridge.