Mighall, T. M.Pittam, N. J.Foster, I. D. L.Ledger, P. M.Jordan, J.Cortizas, A. MartínezBateman, M2023-03-152023-03-152023-03-15Mighall, T M, Pittam, N J, Foster, I D L, Ledger, P M, Jordan, J, Cortizas, A M & Bateman, M 2023, 'The Midlands of England: Economic Backwater or an Agricultural Powerhouse? Environmental Evidence from Prehistory to Modern Times Recorded in Sediments from Aqualate Mere, Central England, UK', Environmental Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.1080/14614103.2023.21875201461-4103RIS: urn:B7760261BD3A0A5AF54A288CACBB3330ORCID: /0000-0002-8365-7694/work/147569095https://hdl.handle.net/2164/20295We wish to thank Coventry University for funding a PhD project (Pittam), Bob Hollyoak and Liz Turner for laboratory assistance, Alison Sandison and Jenny Johnson at the University of Aberdeen for drawing the diagrams and Neil Rose kindly provided advice with regard to the SCP analysis.265016625engSDG 15 - Life on LandPrehistoryRomansEnglish Midlandsland-usevegetation changepollutionCC ArchaeologyEnvironmental Science (miscellaneous)ArchaeologyArchaeologyCCJournal article10.1080/14614103.2023.2187520https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85150713960