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- ADS Collection: 265
- DOI:https://doi.org/10.5284/1000328
- How to cite using this DOI
East Beckton District Centre (HE-KW 95)
Overview
An archaeological evaluation at Kingsford Way, Beckton, revealed a four metre sequence of deposits dating from the Pleistocene period to the 20th Century. A single trench was excavated, which revealed Thames River Terrace Gravel at its base, with natural drainage hollows truncating the gravel. The hollows were filled with, and overlain by, layers of peat which dated from the Neolithic period to the beginning of the 1st Century A.D. Overlying the peat was a clay alluvial deposit which prevented the peat from forming further. Clay deposition ended in this century when improved drainage led to soil formation and more recently the site was used for dumping demolition material from building sites.
