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Archaeological monitoring and recording of boreholes along the proposed route of the Lincoln Eastern Bypass, Lincolmshire |
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Archaeological Project Services unpublished report series
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Abstract: |
Archaeological and palaeoenvironmental examination was undertaken on columns taken from boreholes drilled during geotechnical investigation along the proposed Lincoln Eastern Bypass. The work was undertaken due to the sites location in an area of known archaeological remains ranging in date from the Mesolithic to the present day. Numerous prehistoric remains, including cemeteries of Bronze Age barrows, have been identified in the area. High status Roman occupation has been recorded close to the sewage works and a medieval grange and adjacent wharf were located on the south side of the river. Other remains of Iron Age, Roman, Saxon and post-medieval date have been identified in the vicinity. However, the only one archaeological horizon was identified where a deposit overlying the natural sands contained a relatively large amount of closely packed large fragments of limestone that possibly represent the remains of a robbed out wall. The sequences of deposits identified in the boreholes for the most part consisted of natural, fluvial and alluvial deposits overlying mudstone natural and sealed by modern topsoil. To the north of the river, late glacial sands overlay the natural mudstone and a single alluvial deposit was observed in the southernmost borehole of this group overlying the glacial sands. To the south of the river natural mudstone was overlain by fluvial and alluvial deposits. The borehole closest to the river contained a thick peaty organic river mud deposit which represents a former channel of the River Witham and could date anywhere from the prehistoric to medieval period. Deposits of made up ground associated with a bank that forms part of the River Witham flood defences were also recorded. |
Author: |
A Failes
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Publisher: |
Archaeological Project Services
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Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Heritage Trust of Lincolnshire (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2014
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Witham Valley, Washingborough |
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Lincolnshire |
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North Kesteven |
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WASHINGBOROUGH |
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England |
Grid Reference: 500400, 370810 (Easting, Northing)
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archaeol1-177722 |
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28/14 |
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A4 Comb bound
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01 Feb 2018 |