Wessex Archaeology (2011). Project NEMO UK-Belgium Electrical Interconnector, Richborough to West Zeebrugge - Archaeological Stage 3 Sample Assessment. Wessex Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1082708. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Project NEMO UK-Belgium Electrical Interconnector, Richborough to West Zeebrugge - Archaeological Stage 3 Sample Assessment
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Series:		 Wessex Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 Wessex Archaeology was commissioned by PMSS to undertake a Stage 3 archaeological assessment of samples taken from vibrocore VC7, recovered during a programme of geotechnical investigations on the proposed Project NEMO, UK-Belgium Electrical Interconnector. The vibrocore was located c.12km east of Ramsgate on the margins of a palaeochannel feature visible on geophysical data. The vibrocore was chosen for Stage 3 assessment as it contained probable prehistoric terrestrial deposits with potential to provide information on the nature of past environments. The results show successive environments including an early Holocene freshwater channel and freshwater pool within a wooded river valley that became progressively choked with vegetation. This woodland comprised pine and hazel with a possible highly significant record of beech. The increasing amounts of vegetation lead to peat formation, with radiocarbon dates indicating that this terrestrial environment dates from c.10,000 years ago, equivalent to the early Mesolithic period. Potential evidence of human activity in the form of charcoal has been recovered from the sediments. The well preserved remains of pollen, ostracods, molluscs and foraminifera are considered to be highly significant in the understanding of this early Mesolithic environment. This peat deposit has been truncated by sea level rise with subsequent deposition evident of possibly late Mesolithic date within outer estuarine and shallow marine environments. It is recommended that further Stage 4 analysis work on the molluscs, ostracods and pollen is undertaken. This should be supported by further radiocarbon dating of the sediments to discover the timing of deposition of significant sediments.
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Author:		 Wessex Archaeology
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Year of Publication:		 2011
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Site: Project NEMO UK-Belgium Electrical Interconnector, Richborough to West Zeebrugge - Archaeological Stage 3 Sample Assessment
County: Kent
Country: England
Grid Reference: 652640, 164560 (Easting, Northing)
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OBIB: 73391.01
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Created Date:		 22 Oct 2020