McLellan, E. (2016). Palaeoenvironmental Sampling and Assessment at St Giles' and St Georges' CoE Academy, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. Archaeological Research Services. https://doi.org/10.5284/1050256. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Palaeoenvironmental Sampling and Assessment at St Giles' and St Georges' CoE Academy, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire
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Series:		 Archaeological Research Services unpublished report series
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Publication Type:		 Report (in Series)
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Abstract:		 In March 2016 Archaeological Research Services Ltd. (ARS Ltd) was commissioned by Entrust to undertake a series of three boreholes and assessment of palaeoenvironmental potential in order to fulfil pre-commencement conditions of the planning permission (REF: N.15/07) for an extension to St Giles' and St Georges' CoE Academy, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. Three boreholes were sampled from within the boundary of the planned extension to target an area of previously identified clay and peat deposits. These deposits were identified within the previous extent of the pool which surrounded the medieval castle in Newcastle-under-Lyme. The castle pool is thought to form part of a designed landscape, and may have been used for industrial activities which may be identified through palaeoenvironmental analysis such as retting activities. Palaeoenvironmental analysis may also provide evidence concerning local land-use, agricultural and pastoral activities and vegetation history beginning with the creation of the castle pool in the 12th century. Two of the three boreholes successfully reached the target depth of 5m. Due to loss from poor soil retention in the lower samples, a full sample of clay deposits was only recovered from borehole 1 (BH1). Samples were taken from the clay deposits in BH1 to assess their suitability for pollen analysis. No preserved botanical macrofossils were observed in any of the recovered deposits.
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Author:		 E McLellan
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Publisher:		 Archaeological Research Services
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Staffordshire Historic Environment Record (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2016
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Site: St Giles’ and St Georges’ CoE Academy
County: Staffordshire
District: Newcastle-under-Lyme
Parish: NEWCASTLE UNDER LYME
Country: England
Grid Reference: 384375, 345858 (Easting, Northing)
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UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT (Object England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) MOTTE AND BAILEY (Monument Type England)
ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLING (Event)
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OASIS Id: archaeol5-249432
OBIB: ARS Ltd Report 2016/46
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Created Date:		 31 Jan 2019