Batchelor, C. R. and Young, D. (2017). PENINSULA SITE CHELMER WATERSIDE CHELMSFORD, ESSEX: Geoarchaeological Fieldwork and Deposit Model Report. University of Reading: Quaternary Scientific (Quest). https://doi.org/10.5284/1076186. Cite this using datacite

Title The title of the publication or report Title:	PENINSULA SITE CHELMER WATERSIDE CHELMSFORD, ESSEX: Geoarchaeological Fieldwork and Deposit Model Report
Series The series the publication or report is included in Series:	Quaternary Scientific (Quest) unpublished report series
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DOI The DOI (digital object identifier) for the publication or report. DOI	https://doi.org/10.5284/1076186
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:	Three geoarchaeological boreholes were put down at the Chelmer Waterside site at locations where organic sediments of possible palaeoenvironmental potential had been highlighted within a previous desk-based deposit modelling exercise (Batchelor, 2017a). The results of the investigations indicate the presence of a north-west to south-east/east aligned deep channel in the London Clay, infilled with Anglian aged Chalky Till / Gravel. This and the rest of the site are overlain by late Devensian / early Holocene River Chelmer Gravels, and largely inorganic Holocene Alluvium, capped by Made Ground. The Palaeolithic potential of the site is negligible, as it is unlikely that any remains will be present in the sediments infilling the buried channel and certainly none in primary context. No significant changes in topography are indicated in the overlying River Chelmer Gravels or, as confirmed by the geoarchaeological field investigations, the Holocene Alluvial deposits. The archaeological potential of the site has already been assessed and is considered low-moderate. On the basis of the three new geoarchaeological boreholes, the sediments at the site are also of limited palaeoenvironmental potential; where organic sediments are recorded, these are largely localised in nature, thin, and in places contaminated. No further environmental archaeological assessment of the site is therefore recommended.
Author The authors of this publication or report Author:	C R Batchelor 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) Essex County Council Historic Environment (OASIS Reviewer)
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published Year of Publication:	2017
Locations Any locations covered by the publication or report. This is not the place the book or report was published. Locations:	Site: Chelmer Waterside County: Essex District: Chelmsford Parish: CHELMSFORD Country: England Grid Reference: 571560, 206330 (Easting, Northing)
Subjects / Periods Subjects / Periods associated with this record. Subjects / Periods:	EVALUATION (Event)
Identifiers Identifiers associated with the publication. These might include DOIs, site codes, Monument Identifiers etc. Identifiers:	OASIS Id: quaterna1-294033 OBIB: Quaternary Scientific (QUEST) Unpublished Report August 2017; Project Number 043/17
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Created Date The date the record of the pubication was first entered Created Date:	30 Apr 2020

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