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Blaby Cemetery Extension, Blaby, Leicestershire: Archaeological Evaluation |
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Wessex Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract: |
Geophysical survey: The cart-based gradiometer system used a Carlson BRX-7 RTK GNSS instrument, which receives corrections from a network of reference stations operated by the Ordnance Survey (OS). Such instruments allow positions to be determined with a precision of 0.02 m in real-time and therefore exceeds European Archaeologiae Consilium recommendations The detailed gradiometer survey was undertaken using four Sensys FGM650/3 magnetic gradiometers spaced at 1 m intervals and mounted on a non-magnetic cart. Data were collected with an effective sensitivity of ±8 µT over ±1000 nT range at a rate of 100 Hz, producing intervals of 0.02 m along transects spaced 4 m apart. Evaluation: Excavation of four 30 m x 2 m machine-dug trenches Geophysical survey: The area is dominated by an increased magnetic response which is the result of modern farming practices or landscaping. It is possible, however, that weaker archaeological features are present on site but they have been obscured by the distribution of more magnetic material. Trench evaluation: None of the four excavated trenches contained any archaeological remains. A subsoil deposit was recorded in one of the trenches; this may represent a former ploughsoil/cultivation furrow. No finds were recovered during the evaluation and no deposits meriting environmental sampling were identified. |
Author: |
Jonathan Turner
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Publisher: |
Wessex Archaeology
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Other Person/Org: |
Leicestershire HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2023
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Blaby |
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Blaby |
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Leicestershire |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 457526, 297565 (Easting, Northing)
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OASIS Id: |
wessexar1-517836 |
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276042.03 |
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12 Feb 2024 |