Daffern, N., Griffin, L. and Wilkinson, K. (2010). Assessment of Archaeological Remains from a Borehole Survey at the Former Fruit and Vegetable Market, Hylton Road, Worcester. Worcester: Worcestershire Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1036572. Cite this using datacite

Title The title of the publication or report Title:	Assessment of Archaeological Remains from a Borehole Survey at the Former Fruit and Vegetable Market, Hylton Road, Worcester
Series The series the publication or report is included in Series:	Worcestershire Archaeology unpublished report series
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DOI The DOI (digital object identifier) for the publication or report. DOI	https://doi.org/10.5284/1036572
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:	An archaeological borehole survey was undertaken at the former fruit and vegetable market, Hylton Road, Worcester (NGR SO 84176 55008). The investigation was undertaken on behalf of CgMs Consulting, and their client the University of Worcester as part of an agreed programme of mitigation works. Six boreholes were sunk using a percussive auger rig to recover continuous/windowless cores with the aim of sampling alluvial and/or organic deposits that could be assessed for environmental remains and their potential for geoarchaeological analysis. The geoarchaeological assessment encountered gravels of a probable Late Devensian date in the bottom of all of the boreholes. These were overlain by undisturbed organic muds which are interpreted as being deposited in a seasonally inundated floodplain. Alluvial silts were also identified in the lower, undisturbed sections of the sequence, which were interpreted as being deposited within a channel or channel margin environment. The radiocarbon dating of these channel/channel margin deposits from 4.46m below ground surface in Borehole 5 produced an early Neolithic date (Cal BC 3640 to 3500 and Cal BC 3440 to 3380, Beta-281895). This compared favourably with the pollen analysis which indicated that the pre-Lime Decline wildwood was still present upon the raised terraces, with the immediate floodplain environment being a combination of wet woodland such as alder and willow carr, interspersed with patches of wet grassland and
Author The authors of this publication or report Author:	N Daffern Laura Griffin K Wilkinson
Publisher The publisher of the publication or report Publisher:	Worcestershire Archaeology
Other Person/Org Other people or organisations for this publication or report Other Person/Org:	Historic England (OASIS Reviewer) Worcester City SMR and UAD (OASIS Reviewer)
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published Year of Publication:	2010
Locations Any locations covered by the publication or report. This is not the place the book or report was published. Locations:	Site: Former Fruit and Vegetable Market, Hylton Road, Worcester County: Worcestershire District: Worcester Parish: WORCESTER Country: England Grid Reference: 384176, 255008 (Easting, Northing)
Subjects / Periods Subjects / Periods associated with this record. Subjects / Periods:	ROMAN (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England) POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) ROOF TILE (Object England) TEST PIT (Event)
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Created Date The date the record of the pubication was first entered Created Date:	01 Feb 2018

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