Wessex Archaeology (2016). Queen Elizabeth Class Capital Dredge Project Her Majesty's Naval Base Portsmouth Stage 2 Geoarchaeological borehole recording and deposit modelling. Wessex Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1078981. Cite this using datacite

Title The title of the publication or report Title:	Queen Elizabeth Class Capital Dredge Project Her Majesty's Naval Base Portsmouth Stage 2 Geoarchaeological borehole recording and deposit modelling
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DOI The DOI (digital object identifier) for the publication or report. DOI	https://doi.org/10.5284/1078981
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Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report Abstract:	Wessex Archaeology was commissioned by Boskalis Westminster Limited, on behalf of the Defence Infrastructure Organisation, to undertake a Stage 2 investigation of geoarchaeological boreholes recovered from the Portsmouth Harbour area. This assessment was undertaken in relation to a proposed scheme of dredging to accommodate Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers in Portsmouth Harbour. The Stage 1 geoarchaeological review recognised a complex sequence of sediments and divided these sediments into three units, conformed to in this report. These comprised the underlying Eocene bedrock (Unit 1), a sequence of Pleistocene to early Holocene sands, gravels, clays and silts (Unit 2), and a sequence of intertidal clays and peats deposited during the Holocene, sealed by modern sands and gravels (Unit 3). The study area has been divided into four separate areas defined by broad similarities in the dominant shallow geology and modern environment (Areas A - D). Detailed geoarchaeological recording of sediments was undertaken on 19 vibrocore sequences acquired from Coastline Surveys, five each from Areas A, B and D and four from Area C. The cores do not contain any Bedrock (Unit 1) and predominantly contain Units 2 and 3, but particularly the latter unit, largely estuarine alluvium, marine sands, palaeobeach deposits and localised deposits of peat interbedded in alluvium. Recommendations are made for Stage 3 geoarchaeological assessment, focusing on the palaeoenvironmental analysis of peat and over- and underlying alluvial deposits in three cores from Area D. The remaining cores have limited or no potential for further geoarchaeological assessment.
Author The authors of this publication or report Author:	Wessex Archaeology
Publisher The publisher of the publication or report Publisher:	Wessex Archaeology
Other Person/Org Other people or organisations for this publication or report Other Person/Org:	Historic England (OASIS Reviewer) Please note: this record has been validated by-proxy by Historic England.
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published Year of Publication:	2016
Locations Any locations covered by the publication or report. This is not the place the book or report was published. Locations:	Site: Queen Elizabeth Class Capital Dredge Project Her Majesty’s Naval Base Portsmouth Stage 2 Geoarchaeological borehole recording and deposit modelling County: Hampshire Country: England Grid Reference: 463310, 98560 (Easting, Northing)
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