The Shillington Fossil Diggings (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781470926281)

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 what used to be called Shitlington, now Shillington, a small, rural community northwest of Hitchin.

Author: Bernard O'Connor
ISBN-10: 1470926288
ISBN-13: 9781470926281
Publisher: Lulu.com
Language: English
Published: 10/29/2011
Pages: 88
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.25lbs
Size: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.18d