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A long Quaternary terrace sequence in the Orontes River Valley, Syria: a record of uplift and of human occupation (2003)
Journal Article
Bridgland, D., Philip, G., Westaway, R., & White, M. (2003). A long Quaternary terrace sequence in the Orontes River Valley, Syria: a record of uplift and of human occupation. Current Science, 84(8), 1080-1089

Mapping in the Homs region of Syria has revealed a hitherto unrecognized staircase of at least 12 gravel terraces of the upper Orontes River. The terrace gravels overlie Pliocene lacustrine marl and have been calcareously cemented into conglomerates,... Read More about A long Quaternary terrace sequence in the Orontes River Valley, Syria: a record of uplift and of human occupation.

Another look at the Cuxton handaxe assemblage (2003)
Journal Article
Shaw, A., & White, M. (2003). Another look at the Cuxton handaxe assemblage. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society, 69, 305-314

The well-known Palaeolithic site at Cuxton, Kent is situated on a remnant of Pleistocene terrace deposits of the Medway that have been known as a source of Palaeolithic artefacts since at least 1889, and have been the subject of two controlled excava... Read More about Another look at the Cuxton handaxe assemblage.

A Middle Palaeolithic site at Lynford Quarry, Mundford, Norfolk: Interim statement (2003)
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Boismier, W., Schreve, D., White, M., Robertson, D., Stuart, A., Etienne, S., …O'Connor, S. (2003). A Middle Palaeolithic site at Lynford Quarry, Mundford, Norfolk: Interim statement. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society, 69, 314-324

In late February and early March 2002, an archaeological watching brief at Lynford Quarry, Mundford, Norfolk revealed a palaeochannel with a dark organic fill containing in situ mammoth remains and associated Mousterian stone tools and debitage burie... Read More about A Middle Palaeolithic site at Lynford Quarry, Mundford, Norfolk: Interim statement.

Sedimentology, palaeontology and archaeology of late Middle Pleistocene River Thames terrace deposits at Purfleet, Essex, UK (2002)
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Schreve, D., Bridgland, D., Allen, P., Blackford, J., Gleed-Owen, C., Griffiths, H., …White, M. (2002). Sedimentology, palaeontology and archaeology of late Middle Pleistocene River Thames terrace deposits at Purfleet, Essex, UK. Quaternary Science Reviews, 21(12-13), 1423-1464. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0277-3791%2801%2900100-7

Middle Pleistocene fluvial deposits of the Corbets Tey Formation at Purfleet, Essex, provide evidence of an un-named and previously poorly recognized interglacial, thought to corrrelate with Oxygen Isotope Stage (OIS) 9. Previous attributions of the... Read More about Sedimentology, palaeontology and archaeology of late Middle Pleistocene River Thames terrace deposits at Purfleet, Essex, UK.

Two sides to every story: bout coupé handaxes revisited (2002)
Journal Article
White, M., & Jacobi, R. (2002). Two sides to every story: bout coupé handaxes revisited. Oxford Journal of Archaeology, 21(2), 109-133. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-0092.00152

Bout coupé handaxes are widely considered to be a cultural and typological marker for the Middle Palaeolithic in Britain, and are traditionally dated to around the end of the Last Interglacial or the beginning of the Devensian glaciation. Much debate... Read More about Two sides to every story: bout coupé handaxes revisited.