Dodd, M. (2022). Mapledurham Fish Pass, Mapledurham, Berkshire: Archaeological Watching Brief Report. Oxford: Oxford Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1109274. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Mapledurham Fish Pass, Mapledurham, Berkshire: Archaeological Watching Brief Report
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Series:		 Oxford Archaeological Unit unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 The watching brief was maintained during all groundworks with the potential to disturb archaeological deposits or features. The excavations were monitored to the impact depth of the project or the surface of the natural geology, whichever was encountered first. The groundworks were undertaken in two phases, with the deeper central channel machine excavated in the first instance. This was then enlarged with a sloped batter on either side. Due to the nature of the works involving deep excavations and frequent flooding of the trench, it was not always possible to enter the excavations and carry out detailed recording of the deposits. When entry to the excavations was not possible a photographic record and accompanying sketch section was created from the edge of the channel. The work was undertaken in accordance with the CIfA Standard and Guidance for an Archaeological Watching Brief (CIfA 2014a), Management of Research Projects in the Historic Environment (HE 2015) and the CIfA Code of Conduct (CIfA 2014b). Oxford Archaeology was commissioned by the Environment Agency to undertake a watching brief at the site of a new bypass channel around Mapledurham weir and lock to allow fish and eels to migrate along the river system. The fieldwork was undertaken on an intermittent basis between 26th July and 7th September 2021. No features or artefacts of archaeological significance were revealed during the course of the construction work. However, a waterlogged peat deposit was revealed at the base of a deep alluvial sequence and was subsequently radiocarbon dated to the late Neolithic period. The peat represents the edge of a former channel that flowed to the south of the site and the present course of the river Thames.
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Author:		 Mark Dodd
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Publisher:		 Oxford Archaeology
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Year of Publication:		 2022
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Parish: Purley on Thames
County: Berkshire
Country: England
District: West Berkshire
Grid Reference: 466569, 177009 (Easting, Northing)
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WATCHING BRIEF (Event)
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OASIS Id: oxfordar1-390039
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Created Date:		 07 Jul 2023