Quaternary of the Thames
Published on 13. November 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
XIII, 441 pages
978-94-010-4303-8 (ISBN)
Description
The principal aim of this volume is to provide descriptions of Sites of Special Scientific Interest, selected as part of the Geological Conservation Review, that yield evidence for the Pleistocene history of the River Thames and its tributaries. Although defined thematically, the volume covers all Pleistocene GCR sites in the Thames valley. A number of sites in southern East Anglia are also included because they provide important evidence bearing on the history of the Thames system. The justification for a GCR volume devoted to the Thames lies in the special importance of the river in the British Quaternary. The volume is con cerned with the history of Britain over approximately the last two million years of geological time, during the repeated glacial phases of the Quaternary 'Ice Age' and the warmer intervals between them. Many such climatic fluctuations are recorded in the deposits of the Thames, which can be shown to have existed as the predominant west to east drainage line in south-eastern England throughout the Pleistocene. The Thames has left a detailed record of its earlier presence in the form of deposits, which comprise fluvially aggraded floodplain sediments (predominantly gravels) preserved on the valley sides, where they form geomorphological terrace features. The oldest deposits are at the highest levels, forming a terrace 'staircase' that records successive stages in the evolution of the valley.
Reviews / Votes
` It is destined to become a standard reference for many years to come 'Episodes
` ... this is an impressive book which will be an essential addition to all University libraries ... and will be a particularly useful reference text ... '
Journal of Quaternary Science
` I wholeheartedly recommend this volume. If you are interested in the Quaternary, you should be interested in the River Thames and you should buy this book. Don't worry about the price - sell your grandmother if necessary - not only is this is a `must have' acquisition but it is a beautifully illustrated and presented work '
Quaternary Newsletter
` ...The work is not only an important record of the work of the GCR, it is a major and authoritative contribution to Quaternary research, bringing systematic descriptions of sites from the entire Thames valley together under one cover for the first time '
Holocene
More details
Series
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1994
Language
English
Place of publication
Dordrecht
Netherlands
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Research
Illustrations
XIII, 441 p.
Dimensions
Height: 297 mm
Width: 210 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
1184 gr
ISBN-13
978-94-010-4303-8 (9789401043038)
DOI
10.1007/978-94-011-0705-1
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
David Richard Bridgland
The Quaternary of the Thames
Book
12/1993
Chapman and Hall
€274.05
Article exhausted; check different version
Content
1 The Pleistocene of the Thames.- 2 The Upper Thames basin.- 3 The Middle Thames.- 4 The Lower Thames.- 5 Essex.- References.