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.
- ISBN10 1470926288
- ISBN13 9781470926281
- Publish Date 29 October 2011 (first published 9 September 1998)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Lulu.com
- Format Paperback
- Pages 87
- Language English