Young, D. (2013). A REPORT ON THE GEOARCHAEOLOGICAL BOREHOLE INVESTIGATIONS AND DEPOSIT MODELLING ON LAND AT ENDERBY WHARF, CHRISTCHURCH WAY, LONDON BOROUGH OF GREENWICH SE10 0AG (NGR: TQ 3925 7873). University of Reading: Quaternary Scientific (Quest). https://doi.org/10.5284/1076206. Cite this using datacite

Title The title of the publication or report Title:	A REPORT ON THE GEOARCHAEOLOGICAL BOREHOLE INVESTIGATIONS AND DEPOSIT MODELLING ON LAND AT ENDERBY WHARF, CHRISTCHURCH WAY, LONDON BOROUGH OF GREENWICH SE10 0AG (NGR: TQ 3925 7873)
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DOI The DOI (digital object identifier) for the publication or report. DOI	https://doi.org/10.5284/1076206
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Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report Abstract:	Geoarchaeological monitoring of cable percussion boreholes and a programme of deposit modelling was carried out in order to produce a model of the sub-surface stratigraphy of the site. The results of the deposit modelling revealed a sequence of Shepperton Gravel overlain by Alluvium, containing Peat (between 0.5 and 2.0m thick), overlain by Made Ground. The Gravel surface is relatively even and lies at between ca. -3.5 and -4.0m OD across the site, before falling towards a possible Early Holocene palaeochannel recorded towards the southeast of the site. Additional geoarchaeological boreholes collected from the site for assessment revealed the presence of a Lower Peat horizon; assessment of the pollen in this horizon indicates that it post-dates the Mesolithic/Neolithic elm decline (ca. 6000-5500 cal BP). Radiocarbon dating of the upper Peat horizon has demonstrated that accumulation began during the Middle Neolithic (5290-4980 cal BP). On the basis of the thickness of the Peat, cessation may have occurred sometime during the Middle or Late Bronze Age. The combined results of the palaeobotanical assessments indicate that during the formation of the lower Peat, a wet, alder-dominated fen environment dominated on the peatland surface, with deciduous woodland on the dryland. During the formation of the upper Peat and organic sediments, the assessments are initially indicative of a relatively wet peat surface dominated by alder. Higher in the sequence there are indications of a drier, more mature woodland growing on the Peat surface, potentially including both elm and yew. There is no definitive evidence in the lower Peat or the upper Peat/organic sediments for human activity. However, the vegetation history of the site records several important events, each of which has some association with anthropogenic disturbance.
Author The authors of this publication or report Author:	Daniel Young
Publisher The publisher of the publication or report Publisher:	Quaternary Scientific (Quest)
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Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published Year of Publication:	2013
Locations Any locations covered by the publication or report. This is not the place the book or report was published. Locations:	Site: Enderby Wharf County: Greater London District: Greenwich Parish: GREENWICH Country: England Grid Reference: 539250, 178730 (Easting, Northing)
Subjects / Periods Subjects / Periods associated with this record. Subjects / Periods:	UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) ALLUVIUM (Object England) LATER PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods) PEAT (Object England) UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) ALLUVIUM (Monus) LATER PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods) PEAT (Monus)
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