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The rise and fall of the felt hatting industry (2007)
Book Chapter
Nevell, M. (2007). The rise and fall of the felt hatting industry. In Denton and the Archaeology of the Felt Hatting Industry (1-25). Tameside: Tameside MBC

Denton was the largest of the six great hat manufacturing centres of Industrial Britain during the 19th and 20th centuries, and hatting companies within the town specialised in the production of felted fur and woollen hats. Denton hats were exported... Read More about The rise and fall of the felt hatting industry.

The 2005 Rolt memorial lecture. Industrial archaeology or the archaeology of the industrial period? Models, methodology and the future of industrial archaeology (2006)
Journal Article
Nevell, M. (2006). The 2005 Rolt memorial lecture. Industrial archaeology or the archaeology of the industrial period? Models, methodology and the future of industrial archaeology. Industrial Archaeology Review, 28(1), 3-15. https://doi.org/10.1179/174581906X106570

This paper outlines in brief the development of Industrial Archaeology in Britain as a mainstream
branch of archaeology over the last 50 years, before then reviewing some of the recent methodological
developments in IA. The author argues that whils... Read More about The 2005 Rolt memorial lecture. Industrial archaeology or the archaeology of the industrial period? Models, methodology and the future of industrial archaeology.

A major change in human evolution (2006)
Journal Article
Nevell, M. (2006). A major change in human evolution. British Archaeology, 30-33

The phrase 'industrial archaeology' is over 50 years old. Technology? Social relations? The world since the industrial revolution, or industry since the first stone tool? This article considers the nature of an increasingly popular branch of archaeol... Read More about A major change in human evolution.

Mellor: Living on the edge. a regional study of an iron age and Romano-British upland settlement (2005)
Book
(2005). M. Nevell, & N. Redhead (Eds.), Mellor: Living on the edge. a regional study of an iron age and Romano-British upland settlement. Manchester, UK: University of Manchester Archaeological Unit

Mellor is an exceptional archaeological site. An Iron Age hillfort on the fringes of the Pennines in Stockport it was only discovered in 1995. Its investigation has been the result of a partnership between the Mellor Archaeological Trust and the Univ... Read More about Mellor: Living on the edge. a regional study of an iron age and Romano-British upland settlement.

Industrialisation, ownership, and the Manchester methodology: The role of the contemporary social structure during industrialisation, 1600-1900 (2005)
Journal Article
Nevell, M. (2005). Industrialisation, ownership, and the Manchester methodology: The role of the contemporary social structure during industrialisation, 1600-1900. Industrial Archaeology Review, XXVII(1), 87-96. https://doi.org/10.1179/030907205X44475

This paper summarises some of the results of a continuing long-term landscape study into the history and archaeology of modern Tameside as a response to a widespread call for archaeology to make a distinctive theoretical contribution to the study of... Read More about Industrialisation, ownership, and the Manchester methodology: The role of the contemporary social structure during industrialisation, 1600-1900.

Excavating the iconic: The rediscovery of the Fairbottom Bobs Colliery pumping engine (2004)
Journal Article
Nevell, M., Roberts, J., & Champness, B. (2004). Excavating the iconic: The rediscovery of the Fairbottom Bobs Colliery pumping engine. Industrial Archaeology Review, XXVI(2), 83-93

Steam engines were one of the first machine-types to attract the attention of antiquarians and later
Industrial Archaeologists. From the first Newcomen engine in 1712 to the 20th-century steam turbine, these objects still exert a fascination for arc... Read More about Excavating the iconic: The rediscovery of the Fairbottom Bobs Colliery pumping engine.

Late prehistoric and Romano-British settlement of the Mersey Basin (2004)
Journal Article
Nevell, M. (2004). Late prehistoric and Romano-British settlement of the Mersey Basin. Journal of the Chester Archaeological Society, 78, 1-21

This paper presents an overview of some recent attempts to provide a theoretical framework for both the location and interpretation of the growing number of late prehistoric and Romano-Bitish rural sites within the region centred around the theme of... Read More about Late prehistoric and Romano-British settlement of the Mersey Basin.

The archaeology of the canal warehouses of north-west England and the social archaeology of industrialisation (2003)
Journal Article
Nevell, M. (2003). The archaeology of the canal warehouses of north-west England and the social archaeology of industrialisation. Industrial Archaeology Review, XXV(1), 43-57

North- West England was the site of Britain's first canal and of one of the last true canal warehouses. The Duke's Warehouse in the Castlefield Canal Basin in Manchester was the first canal warehouse to have the classic design features of internal ca... Read More about The archaeology of the canal warehouses of north-west England and the social archaeology of industrialisation.

Iron Age and Romano-British rural settlement in North West England (1998)
Journal Article
Nevell, M. (1998). Iron Age and Romano-British rural settlement in North West England. Archaeology north west, 3(13), 14-26

This paper reviews the archaeology for Romano-British rural settlement in the southern part of North West England (the Cheshire, Merseyside and Greater Manchester area). It looks at the influence of climate and social structure on the distribtion and... Read More about Iron Age and Romano-British rural settlement in North West England.

Introduction: Models, theory and marginality in Roman archaeology (1998)
Journal Article
Nevell, M., & Walker, J. (1998). Introduction: Models, theory and marginality in Roman archaeology. Archaeology north west, 3(13), 9-12

Monograph introduction that looks at the role of theories of marginality (cultural, environmental, and political) in studying the Romano-British landscape of frontier areas, in particular that in North West England.

Safeguarding cultural heritage using novel technologies : the perspective from a UK volunteer-led site
Presentation / Conference
Humphrey-Taylor, B., Williamson, R., & Nevell, M. Safeguarding cultural heritage using novel technologies : the perspective from a UK volunteer-led site. Presented at International Conference Florence Heri-tech: the Future of Heritage Science and Technologies, Online

Continuing anthropogenic induced climate change poses risks to Cultural Heritage (CH) across the world. In the UK, concerns about future flood risks, increased number of heatwaves and changes to freeze-thaw cycles are at the forefront for managers of... Read More about Safeguarding cultural heritage using novel technologies : the perspective from a UK volunteer-led site.

Vernacular architecture in Libya : a case study of vernacular dwellings in the Nafusa mountain region
Thesis
Milod, M. (in press). Vernacular architecture in Libya : a case study of vernacular dwellings in the Nafusa mountain region. (Thesis). University of Salford

This research offers a systematic analysis of the physical features of residential Vernacular
Architecture (VA) of Nafusa Mountain Region (NMR) in Libya, linking them to the governance
system of heritage conservation in Libya and to the Responsible... Read More about Vernacular architecture in Libya : a case study of vernacular dwellings in the Nafusa mountain region.

The birth of industrial Glasgow. The archaeology of the M74
Book
Nevell, M., Smith, A., & Maddens, F. The birth of industrial Glasgow. The archaeology of the M74. UK: Society of Antiquaries of Scotland

The M74 Completion Project was of such a scale that no single publication can do it justice. A popular publication was produced in 2011 and several academic and specialist articles have been published, but this book gives the authoritative overview a... Read More about The birth of industrial Glasgow. The archaeology of the M74.

The industrial archaeology of Cheshire : an overview
Journal Article
Nevell, M. (in press). The industrial archaeology of Cheshire : an overview. Journal of the Chester Archaeological Society, 85(IV), 39-82

Study of the industrial period in Cheshire (1750–1900), has been patchy. This thematic overview attempts to redress the balance and especially to highlight the contribution made over the last quarter-century by archaeological fieldwork. Of set purpos... Read More about The industrial archaeology of Cheshire : an overview.

Bridgewater 250: Researching the archaeology and history of the first industrial canal
Book Chapter
Nevell, M., & Wyke, T. Bridgewater 250: Researching the archaeology and history of the first industrial canal. In Bridgewater 250: The Archaeology of the World's First Industrial Canal (1-16). Salford: Centre for Applied Archaeology, University of Salford

This chapter introduces the archaeology of the Bridgewater Canal. It looks at the canal as a tourist attraction, its impact on the regional 18th century coal industry in Manchester, the role of the Worsley collieries, the choice of the route, the rol... Read More about Bridgewater 250: Researching the archaeology and history of the first industrial canal.

Excavating the cotton mill: Towards a research framework for the below-ground remains of the textile industry
Presentation / Conference
Nevell, M. Excavating the cotton mill: Towards a research framework for the below-ground remains of the textile industry. Presented at Footprints of Industry: 300th anniversary conference at Coalbrookdale, Coalbrookdale

This paper looks at the way in which textile mills have been excavated in the UK since 1992, reviewing the techniques involved and the research outcomes through three case studies form the Manchester city region. It proposes a research framework for... Read More about Excavating the cotton mill: Towards a research framework for the below-ground remains of the textile industry.

The archaeology of industrialisation and the textile industry: the example of Manchester and the south-western pennine uplands during the 18th century (part 1)
Journal Article
Nevell, M. The archaeology of industrialisation and the textile industry: the example of Manchester and the south-western pennine uplands during the 18th century (part 1). Industrial Archaeology Review, 30(1), 33-48. https://doi.org/10.1179/174581908X285110

Between the early 18th century and the mid-19th century the north-west of England was turned from a relatively impoverished backwater to one of the major industrialisation zones in the world. This is thus a key region fopr understanding the archaeolo... Read More about The archaeology of industrialisation and the textile industry: the example of Manchester and the south-western pennine uplands during the 18th century (part 1).

People versus machines or people and machines? Current research directions within British post-medieval and industrial archaeology
Book Chapter
Nevell, M. People versus machines or people and machines? Current research directions within British post-medieval and industrial archaeology. In Crossing Paths or Sharing Tracks? Future directions in the archaeological study of post-1550 Britian and Ireland (31-40). Boydell & Brewer Ltd

This chapter reviews the continuing debate about the scope and role of industrial archaeology that was sparked by the publication of Understanding the Workplace, a research framework published by the Association for Industrial Archaeology in 2005. Si... Read More about People versus machines or people and machines? Current research directions within British post-medieval and industrial archaeology.