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The Depot and Coachworks, Widbury Hill, Ware, Hertfordshire: geoarchaeological field evaluation report |
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Oxford Archaeological Unit unpublished report series
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Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
In October 2010 Oxford Archaeology South undertook a geoarchaeological field investigation at the former Depot and Coachworks, Widbury, Ware, in Hertfordshire. The work aimed to map the site's buried palaeotopography and help identify areas of archaeological potential. A stratigraphic deposit model was developed for the site based on 6 targeted boreholes and previous geotechnical data. The model identified a range of different sedimentary environments and mapped the buried floodplain topography. The upper levels of a peat deposit were radiocarbon dated to the late Bronze Age. In spite of the modern truncation present on the site, thick alluvial and peat sequences still survive buried beneath, with the potential to preserve important archaeological and palaeoenvironmental remains. |
Author: |
C Champness
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Publisher: |
Oxford Archaeology
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Hertfordshire HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2011
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The Depot and Coachworks, Widbury Hill |
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Herefordshire |
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East Hertfordshire |
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WARE |
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England |
Grid Reference: 536620, 214115 (Easting, Northing)
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oxfordar1-102181 |
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A4 bound client report
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Created Date: |
06 Nov 2017 |