| Title: |
Proposed Waste Management Site, MPRD Site, BMW Plant, Oxford. Archaeological Field Evaluation Report |
| Number of Pages: |
11 |
| Biblio Note |
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| Publication Type: |
Report
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| Abstract: |
A two trench field evaluation was undertaken in advance of the determination of planning permission for the proposed new waste management centre. Natural clay deposits were recorded at the base of one of the trenches, sealed beneath a layer of 'made ground' probably imported when the original car factory was built. A substantial concrete raft was also encountered, and this related to an earlier phase of the car plant. The second trench exposed a further concrete raft and the remains of a tarmac surface of 20th century date, overlying contaminated natural clay. A large service trench also cut across the line of the trench. The absence of former soil horizons and finds of any antiquity from the evaluation suggested that this area of the current factory was cleared prior to its construction. [Au(abr)] |
| Author: |
Andrew Holmes
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| Publisher: |
Oxford Archaeology
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| Year of Publication: |
2001
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| Subjects / Periods: |
| 20th Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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| Note: |
Date Of Issue From:
2001
Date Of Coverage From:
01
Date Of Coverage To:
01
Editorial Expansion:
Site name: MPRD SITE, BMW PLANT, OXFORD
Study area:
Investigation type: Evaluation
District: Oxford
Monument: FEATURE. Modern (1901-present), [finds]. Modern (1901-present)
Ngr: SP55800400
Parish:
Postcode: OX4 5NH
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| Source: |
BIAB
(Archaeological Investigations Project (AIP))
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| Created Date: |
19 Jan 2009 |
