New evidence of late survival of beaver in Britain
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Manning, Adrian; Coles, Bryony; Lunn, Angus; Halley, Duncan; Ashmole, Philip; Fallon, Stewart
Description
We describe new radiocarbon-dated evidence for the late survival of beavers from an upland site in northern England. A wood specimen with beaver gnaw marks was recovered from the bank of the Scaup Burn in Kielder Forest in Northumberland. The marks were analysed, the tree species were identified and the sample was radiocarbon dated to between 1269 and 1396. Other wood remains in the same context suggest a most likely dating between 1330 and 1390. This find represents the most recent...[Show more]
Collections | ANU Research Publications |
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Date published: | 2014 |
Type: | Journal article |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/76299 |
Source: | Holocene |
DOI: | 10.1177/0959683614551220 |
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