Allot, L., Austin, P., Batchelor, C. R., Cameron, N. Manson., Elias, S., Green, C. and Young, D. (2011). BEAR HOUSE and BEAR LANE, LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK, SE1 (SITE CODES: BJH10 and BLZ07): ENVIRONMENTAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL ANALYSIS REPORT. University of Reading: Quaternary Scientific (Quest). https://doi.org/10.5284/1030916. Cite this using datacite

Title The title of the publication or report Title:	BEAR HOUSE and BEAR LANE, LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK, SE1 (SITE CODES: BJH10 and BLZ07): ENVIRONMENTAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL ANALYSIS REPORT
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DOI The DOI (digital object identifier) for the publication or report. DOI	https://doi.org/10.5284/1030916
Publication Type The type of publication - report, monograph, journal article or chapter from a book Publication Type:	Report (in Series)
Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report Abstract:	CgMs Consulting Ltd commissioned Quaternary Scientific (QUEST) to carry out an environmental archaeological analysis of samples collected during previous geoarchaeological investigations at Bear House and Bear Lane, London Borough of Southwark. The following report aimed to analyse select samples in order to reconstruct the environmental history of the two sites and their environs. The combined results of the environmental archaeological investigations have demonstrated that the sub-surface sediments at the site comprise basal Shepperton Gravel overlain by a sequence of Holocene alluvial sediments (including Peat), truncated by Made Ground. The underlying gravel surface decreases in elevation from north to south, and is overlain by Holocene alluvial sediments including very organic silts and peat. The alluvial sequence is generally thicker in the southern half of the site, both as a result of a lower gravel surface and thinner made ground. Peat initiation began earlier in the southern half of the site. Towards the centre of the channel peat accumulation may have begun as early as the Middle Neolithic. During the period of peat accumulation the wetland initially consisted of alder woodland, which was replaced by reeds, sedges and grasses during the Bronze Age, prior to inundation. On the dryland nearby to the site, the surface was initially dominated by oak and lime woodland, which also began to decline from the beginning of the Bronze Age, this time a consequence of land clearance, and the growth of plants indicative of disturbance and cultivation.
Author The authors of this publication or report Author:	Lucy Allot P Austin C R Batchelor Neil Manson Cameron Scott Elias Cheryl Green Daniel Young
Publisher The publisher of the publication or report Publisher:	Quaternary Scientific (Quest)
Other Person/Org Other people or organisations for this publication or report Other Person/Org:	Historic England (OASIS Reviewer) Southwark Council (OASIS Reviewer)
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published Year of Publication:	2011
Locations Any locations covered by the publication or report. This is not the place the book or report was published. Locations:	Site: Bear House County: Greater London District: Southwark Parish: SOUTHWARK Country: England Grid Reference: 531800, 180200 (Easting, Northing)
Subjects / Periods Subjects / Periods associated with this record. Subjects / Periods:	BRONZE AGE (Historic England Periods) DIATOMS (Object England) BRONZE AGE (Historic England Periods) POLLEN (Object England) BRONZE AGE (Historic England Periods) WATERLOGGED SEEDS (Find) BRONZE AGE (Historic England Periods) WATERLOGGED WOOD (Find) BRONZE AGE (Historic England Periods) PEAT (Monus)
Identifiers Identifiers associated with the publication. These might include DOIs, site codes, Monument Identifiers etc. Identifiers:	OASIS Id: quaterna1-77749 OBIB: Quaternary Scientific (QUEST) Unpublished Report April 2011; Project Number 028/10
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