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Wellington House, Petty France, London SW1. Geoarchaeological evaluation report |
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Museum of London Archaeology unpublished report series
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Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
Five auger holes were drilled by MOLA geoarchaeologists in the basement of the standing building. Natural gravels were revealed beneath modern concrete. The high natural gravels found on the site would have formed an island (eyot) in the floodplain of the Tyburn river which would have been attractive to Mesolithic settlers roaming the landscape along channel margins in search of resources. Ephemeral soils would have formed on the surface of the island and, in areas where these have not been truncated by later piling and basement construction there is the potential for finding artifacts of Mesolithic date. |
Author: |
Virgil Yendell
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Publisher: |
MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology)
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Greater London HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2010
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Wellington House, Petty France |
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Greater London |
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Westminster |
Parish: |
WESTMINSTER |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 529380, 179429 (Easting, Northing)
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A4 client report
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Created Date: |
30 Apr 2020 |