Carter, S. P. (2010). 2.5 Soils and sediments. In: n.e. Artefactual, environmental and archaeological evidence from the Holyrood Parliament Site excavations. Edinburgh: Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. pp. 108-115.

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Title:		 2.5 Soils and sediments
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Issue:		 Artefactual, environmental and archaeological evidence from the Holyrood Parliament Site excavations
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Series:		 Scottish Archaeological Internet Reports
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Volume:		 40
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Number of Pages:		 145
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Page Start/End:		 108 - 115
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Abstract:		 Analysis of the composition of the Period 3 and 4 soils indicates that coal ash was the dominant material responsible for the accumulation of these soils. It is assumed that the coal ash was initially cleared out into a midden and was subsequently spread on cultivated plots as a component of the manure. The process of soil accumulation through deposition of ash appears to have ended before the 17th/18th centuries. This may reflect a decline in the importance of cropping in the backlands as the status of the area rose and formal gardens became the norm. The relative absence of coal ash from Period 2 soils indicates a period of sediment accumulation when little ash was being deposited. Turf, used initially for construction and then for manure, may have been the source of sediment at this time.
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Author:		 Stephen P Carter
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Year of Publication:		 2010
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ISBN:		 0 903903 66 0
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Ash (Auto Detected Subject)
Coal Ash (Auto Detected Subject)
Midden (Auto Detected Subject)
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Created Date:		 09 Feb 2015