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COOKS ROAD BLOCK B, LONDON BOROUGH OF NEWHAM: Geoarchaeological Deposit Model Report |
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Quaternary Scientific (Quest) unpublished report series
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Abstract: |
A programme of geoarchaeological fieldwork and deposit modelling was carried out at the site in order to (1) clarify the nature of the sub-surface stratigraphy, in particular the possible presence and thickness of alluvium and peat across the site, and (2) to evaluate the potential of the sedimentary sequences for reconstructing the environmental history of the site and its environs. The results of the deposit modelling have revealed a sequence of Late Devensian Lea Valley Gravel, overlain by Holocene alluvium (in places containing peat) and modern Made Ground. The deposit models indicate that the Gravel surface at the site is relatively even, lying at between -0.20 and 0.40m OD, consistent with previous investigations in this area by Corcoran et al. (2011; the Lea Valley Mapping Project). A locally-present horizon of peat is recorded within the alluvium in selected boreholes, lying at elevations of between ca. 0.4 and 1.8m OD and present in thicknesses of between 0.10 and 1.30m; the patchy, generally thin nature of the peat is consistent with other investigations in this area of the Lea Valley: peat horizons broadly equivalent in depth, but of variable age (including Mesolithic through to Medieval), have been recorded at other nearby sites. |
Author: |
Daniel Young
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Publisher: |
Quaternary Scientific (Quest)
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Greater London HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2016
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Locations: |
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Cooks Road Block B |
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Greater London |
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Newham |
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STRATFORD |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 537870, 183300 (Easting, Northing)
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quaterna1-267534 |
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Quaternary Scientific (QUEST) Unpublished Report December 2016; Project Number 109/15 |
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Created Date: |
30 Apr 2020 |