The Arlesey Fossil Diggings (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781470926267)

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.

Author: Bernard O'Connor
ISBN-10: 1470926261
ISBN-13: 9781470926267
Publisher: Lulu Press
Language: English
Published: 10/29/2011
Pages: 104
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.29lbs
Size: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.22d