Batchelor, C. R., Green, C. and Young, D. (2012). BATTERSEA POWER STATION PHASE 1, LONDON BOROUGH OF WANDSWORTH (NGR: TQ 290 775): GEOARCHAEOLOGICAL FIELDWORK REPORT. University of Reading: Quaternary Scientific (Quest). https://doi.org/10.5284/1030910. Cite this using datacite

Title The title of the publication or report Title:	BATTERSEA POWER STATION PHASE 1, LONDON BOROUGH OF WANDSWORTH (NGR: TQ 290 775): GEOARCHAEOLOGICAL FIELDWORK REPORT
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DOI The DOI (digital object identifier) for the publication or report. DOI	https://doi.org/10.5284/1030910
Publication Type The type of publication - report, monograph, journal article or chapter from a book Publication Type:	Report (in Series)
Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report Abstract:	The numerous boreholes put down at the Battersea Power Station Phase 1 site have enabled the production of a deposit model, which in turn has made possible a reconstruction of the main features of the underlying stratigraphy and sequence of Holocene sedimentation at the site. The model indicates the accumulation of mainly inorganic Alluvium within a Late Glacial/Early Holocene channel which underlies the entire Phase 1 area. A thin unit of Peat was recorded within the Alluvium in two borehole records. The Gravel surface within this area is highly variable, and lies at between -0.3 and -3m OD. The sequence of Alluvium overlying it is truncated across the Phase 1 area by between 4 and 5m of Made Ground, to a depth of between 1 and -2m OD; the present day surface of the site lies at approximately 3.5 to 5m OD. The Battersea Power Station site lies at the confluence between the River Thames and two former channels, whilst the bedrock geology to the south consists of a former terrace of the Thames, and to the west a former 'island' (eyot) composed of Langley Silt. The deposit model of the wider Battersea Power Station site indicates that thicker Peat horizons lie to the east of the Phase 1 area (towards this confluence), where the Gravel surface is deeper and the total Alluvial sequence is thicker. Due to the absence of significant organic horizons within the Phase 1 area, further geoarchaeological investigation of this part of the site is not recommended.
Author The authors of this publication or report Author:	C R Batchelor Cheryl Green Daniel Young
Publisher The publisher of the publication or report Publisher:	Quaternary Scientific (Quest)
Other Person/Org Other people or organisations for this publication or report Other Person/Org:	Historic England (OASIS Reviewer) Greater London HER (OASIS Reviewer)
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published Year of Publication:	2012
Locations Any locations covered by the publication or report. This is not the place the book or report was published. Locations:	Site: Battersea Power Station Phase 1 County: Greater London District: Wandsworth Parish: BATTERSEA Country: England Grid Reference: 529000, 177500 (Easting, Northing)
Subjects / Periods Subjects / Periods associated with this record. Subjects / Periods:	UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) ALLUVIUM (Monus) UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) PEAT (Monus) EVALUATION (Event)
Identifiers Identifiers associated with the publication. These might include DOIs, site codes, Monument Identifiers etc. Identifiers:	OASIS Id: quaterna1-205912 OBIB: Project Number 195/12
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