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Land at Abbotsmead Place, Caversham, Berkshire |
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Wessex Archaeology unpublished report series
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Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
Wessex Archaeology was commissioned by CgMs Consulting on behalf of McCarthy and Stone, to undertake an archaeological evaluation at Abbotsmead Place, Caversham, Berkshire and centred on National Grid Reference 47147 17469. A desk-based assessment undertaken for the site identified a low archaeological potential. The Archaeological Officer at Berkshire Archaeology required an archaeological evaluation to be undertaken prior to construction of residential apartment blocks, to confirm the conclusions of the desk-based assessment, and to consider fully the archaeological potential of the area. The evaluation consisted of a 5-6% sample of the development area and initially comprised the machine excavation of 3 trenches, each measuring 25m x 2m and a test pit measuring 2m². Following the completion of the initial investigations, the Archaeological Officer requested that a contingency trench should be excavated to confirm the results of the evaluation. No archaeological finds or features were identified during the evaluation. The stratigraphic sequence varied slightly across the site and in Trenches 1 and 2 comprised a silty sand deposit beneath the topsoil, whilst to the south (Trenches 3 and 4) a typical brickearth deposit was recorded. Modern finds within deposit 102 in Trench 1 confirm some disturbance in the northern part of the site had occurred and this accords with the results of the previous geotechnical investigations. The variation across the site is likely to be the result of ground levelling caused as a result of the construction and/or demolition of the former workshops in the north of the site. The fieldwork was carried out from 31st October to 2nd November 2011. |
Author: |
Oliver Good
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Publisher: |
Wessex Archaeology
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Berkshire Archaeology HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2011
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Land at Abbotsmead Place, Caversham, Berkshire |
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READING |
District: |
Reading |
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Berkshire |
Country: |
England |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Stone |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Berkshire |
Grid Reference: 471470, 174690 (Easting, Northing)
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wessexar1-113334 |
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79690 |
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Grey literature client report
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Created Date: |
25 Nov 2016 |