 Great Langton shows signs of human activity throughout much of its postglacial history.Initially, in the late-glacial and early Holocene (Mesolithic) period, there is little sign of any human impacts on the landscape, but there are signs of forest fires shown by fire climax vegetation, which could have been prevalent as a result of Mesolithic activity.Farming began only in the mid Holocene period, so human activity is likely to have been far larger from then onwards.