Pope, M. (2017). Geoarchaeological Interpretation of Geotechnical Site Investigations at Conningbrook Manor Pit, Kennington, Kent.. Archaeology South-East. https://doi.org/10.5284/1075949. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Geoarchaeological Interpretation of Geotechnical Site Investigations at Conningbrook Manor Pit, Kennington, Kent.
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Series:		 Archaeology South East unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 A geoarchaeological watching brief during geotechnical SI works at Conningbrook Manor Pit, Kennington, Kent. The data from this and previous boreholes survey was used to construct a preliminary deposit model in order to understand the impacts of a proposed development. Conningbrook Manor Pit has been previously recognised as an important archaeological and palaeontological site of regional importance for understanding the sequence of environmental change and human activity during the last interglacial in south east England. Collections of Pleistocene fauna including mammoth and woolly rhinoceros alongside a significant assemblage of Middle Palaeolithic (Neanderthal) stone tools , including an example of poorly understood blade points, were recovered from the site by a team from the Harrison Institute in the 1990s. However, no formal investigation of the archaeology, or comprehensive scientific investigation of associated sedimentation has yet been undertaken. The geotechnical site investigation comprised 57 boreholes, window samples and test pits. The results from these, integrated with those of an earlier geotechnical investigation, carried out by Ecologia in 2012, allow the depth and extent of previous impacts through aggregate extraction and landfill to be more precisely determined and modelled. Modelling of the surface of intact Quaternary sediments at depth showed these to be preserved at relatively shallow depths across an area of the site to the north of the southern lake. This is broadly in line (although there are some discrepancies) with zoning proposed by Ecologia which indicated intact Quaternary sedimentation in this area. We found strong supporting evidence for Ecologia's proposed zones of intact Quaternary sedimentation through the centre of the site and to the south west, however there was less supporting evidence to confirm intact deposits at the north east and north west limits of the site.
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Author:		 Matt Pope ORCID icon
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Publisher:		 Archaeology South-East
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Kent SMR (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2017
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Site: Conningbrook Manor Pit
County: Kent
District: Ashford
Parish: ASHFORD
Country: England
Grid Reference: 603080, 143398 (Easting, Northing)
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WATCHING BRIEF (Event)
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OASIS Id: archaeol6-289970
OBIB: 2017316
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Created Date:		 30 Apr 2020