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An Archaeological Evaluation at Haughton Strother, Simonburn, Tynedale, Northumberland |
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Pre-Construct Archaeology Ltd (London) unpublished report series
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Report (in Series)
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The site is proposed for sand and gravel extraction. Prior to the archaeological evaluation, a desk based-assessment of the archaeological potential of the site was undertaken. A programme of geomorphological evaluation was subsequently conducted, designed to establish the geoarchaeological potential of the site and its alluvial history. The geoarchaeological investigations identified at least five sand and gravel terraces and borehole data indicated that the terraces were overlain by a variable thickness of largely inorganic floodplain sands, silts and clays. Several palaeochannel belts were identified, radiocarbon dating establishing that these infilled during either the Mesolithic period or the Bronze Age. However, the geoarchaeological investigations concluded that there appeared to be little prospect for buried and intact archaeological landscapes at the site. |
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Aaron Goode
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Pre-Construct Archaeology Limited
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Northumberland SMR (OASIS Reviewer)
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2005
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Northumberland |
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Haughton Strother |
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HUMSHAUGH |
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England |
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Northumberland |
Grid Reference: 389700, 574000 (Easting, Northing)
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Created Date: |
01 Feb 2018 |