Early to Middle Bronze Age agricultural terraces in north-east England: morphology, dating and cultural implications

Terracing is found widely in the Mediterranean and other hilly mountainous regions of world. Yet while archaeological attention to these ‘mundane’ landscape features has grown, they remain understudied, particularly Northern Europe. Here, authors present a multidisciplinary study terraces Breamish Valley, Northumberland. The results date their construction Early Middle Bronze Age, when were built by cutting back hillside, stone clearance wall construction. Environmental evidence points use for cereal cultivation. suggest that formed part an Age agricultural intensification, which may have been both demographically culturally driven.