Bradley, R. (2017). Archaeological evaluation at Worcester Southern Link Road, Phase 4. Worcester: Worcestershire Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1078637. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Archaeological evaluation at Worcester Southern Link Road, Phase 4
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Series:		 Worcestershire Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 An archaeological evaluation was undertaken on land to the south of the A4440 Worcester Southern Link Road, Worcestershire, covering a length of 1.9km (between National Grid reference SO 85344 51697 and SO 85309 52219). This comprised the excavation of six trial trenches across two large fields, adjacent to the current road embankment. The trenches were located to investigate the alluvial landscape of the River Severn and River Teme floodplain, especially as the designated area relating to the skirmish at Powick Bridge (1642) and the Battle of Worcester (1651) is located immediately to the north of the road. A metal-detector was used during the opening of trenches through alluvial deposits and samples were taken for optically-stimulated luminescence (OSL) dating in order to try and date the sequence of alluvial deposition, particularly in order to establish the likely 17th century horizon. It is currently anticipated that the results of the scientific dating will available within eight weeks, and so these will be incorporated into an updated version of this report. The trenches were excavated to between 1.2m and 1.5m from the current ground surface, beyond the specified maximum impact level of any construction works on site, with additional sondages undertaken up to 2.5m in depth in order to explore deeper alluvial deposits. All exhibited a comparable deposit sequence, comprising topsoil and subsoil above two or three distinct alluvial layers. There were no significant archaeological features or horizons identified, and the only visible features related to agricultural activity in the later post-medieval and modern period - though potentially these might be relic features of an earlier, at least medieval, landscape associated with water meadows. At present, and certainly until the scientific dating is completed, no deposits could be either suggested to be, or were, securely attributable to a horizon contemporary with the Civil War.
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Author:		 R Bradley
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Publisher:		 Worcestershire Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Worcestershire HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2017
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Site: Worcester SLR
County: Worcestershire
District: Malvern Hills
Parish: POWICK
Country: England
Grid Reference: 385344, 251697 (Easting, Northing)
Grid Reference: 385309, 252219 (Easting, Northing)
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POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) FIELD BOUNDARY (Monument Type England)
TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
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OBIB: internal report number 2486
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Created Date:		 12 Jun 2020