Eastbury, E. and Nicholls, M. (2008). Land Drainage, Site A, Dock Road Industrial Estate, West Silvertown, London E16 . MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology). https://doi.org/10.5284/1041425. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Land Drainage, Site A, Dock Road Industrial Estate, West Silvertown, London E16
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Series:		 Museum of London Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 A 10m x 10m evaluation trench exposed a sequence of alluvial deposits dating from the Bronze Age when the environment consisted of mudflats/marshland. Fine bands of slightly silts and clay alternated with dark brown organic-rich silt indicating gently flowing water. This may represent flow within a tidal creek or quiet channel, with organic-rich silts washed in as the tide rises and clays deposited from slack water. Although the tidal head may not yet have migrated to this part of the Thames, the river is likely to be affected by the tidal regime. A radiocarbon date from organic material washed from the silts indicates Early Bronze Age or Late Neolithic deposition. The position of the site at the confluence of the rivers Thames and Lea almost certainly influenced the type and mode of sediment deposition. For example, organics eroding from reed marshes along the landward side of the tidal basin may have been carried by the Lea to the main channel. Subsequently, thick silty alluvial clays were deposited on the floodplain, indicating an increase in the frequency of flood events, probably due to a general rise in river levels. Weathering of clays at the top of the sequence suggests drying out and possibly the start of soil formation in the early historic period or later. One of the three timber stakes driven into the upper clay deposits were dated to between AD 990 and 1200 confirming their late medieval origin, although little can be said regarding form or function.
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Author:		 E Eastbury
Mary Nicholls
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Year of Publication:		 2008
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Site: Land Drainage, Site A, Dock Road Industrial Estate, West Silvertown, London E16
County: Greater London
District: Newham
Parish: CANNING TOWN
Country: England
Grid Reference: 539840, 180695 (Easting, Northing)
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STAKE (Object England)
REVETMENT (Monument Type England)
TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
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Created Date:		 18 Aug 2017