Jeffery, E. (2013). Trial Pits at Eltham Palace. Compass Archaeology Ltd. https://doi.org/10.5284/1043922. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Trial Pits at Eltham Palace
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Series:		 Compass Archaeology unpublished report series
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Publication Type:		 Report (in Series)
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Abstract:		 An archaeological watching-brief was undertaken by Compass Archaeology Ltd on the excavation of six pits in the car-parking and greenhouse areas of Eltham Palace, to the south-east of the palace itself. No archaeological finds, features, or deposits, were recovered during this. The test-pits around the greenhouse had all been disturbed by the construction of the greenhouse, with disturbed modern deposits observed to between 0.35 and 0.75m beneath the present ground-surface. These directly overlay dirty natural clay deposits - any archaeological deposits which may have once existed had clearly been truncated by the construction of the greenhouse. The two soakage pits in the car-park areas retained more of a soil profile. The turf and topsoil overlay a brown silty deposit in both pits, to depths of between 0.25 and 0.5m beneath the modern ground-surface. Two small sherds of post-medieval pottery were recovered from these deposits. This overlay the dirty clay deposits. The natural clay deposits were observed in all pits. That in the soakage pits was a slightly dirty clay deposit, observed at between 58.71mOD and 58.74mOD (0.25 - 0.5m beneath ground-surface), with the cleaner natural clay deposits being observed during probing to deeper levels. Natural clay deposits were observed in the trial pits around the greenhouse between 59.06mOD and 59.68mOD (0.35 - 0.75m beneath ground-surface).
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Author:		 E Jeffery
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Publisher:		 Compass Archaeology Ltd
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2013
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Site: Eltham Palace
County: Greater London
District: Greenwich
Parish: ELTHAM
Country: England
Grid Reference: 542600, 173943 (Easting, Northing)
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POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) POT (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) FORMAL GARDEN (Monument Type England)
WATCHING BRIEF (Event)
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OASIS Id: compassa1-159237
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Note:		 Report detailing the results of the archaeological watching brief. Includes photographs, sections, plans, and text describing each pit.
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Created Date:		 25 Sep 2017