Ruddy, M. (2012). Beckton Sewage Treatment Works London Borough of Newham Interim summary assessment report on a geoarchaeological borehole evaluation. MOLA. https://doi.org/10.5284/1091753. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Beckton Sewage Treatment Works London Borough of Newham Interim summary assessment report on a geoarchaeological borehole evaluation
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Series:		 Museum of London Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 A single geoarchaeological borehole evaluation carried out by Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA) at the Beckton Sewage Treatment Works (STW) commissioned by URS Infrastructure and Environment UK Ltd on behalf of the client Tamesis Joint Venture. The results of the borehole evaluation have helped to refine the assessment of the potential of the site and the logistics of any archaeological investigation. The borehole recorded late Pleistocene gravels at c -6.4m OD (9.5m below present ground level). Sediment retrieval was very poor due to soft and wet nature of the buried deposits. In order to recover any material the borehole rig had to drill into the terrace gravels, compacting the lower 5m of sediment into one core. The stratigraphy of the sequence is therefore discontinuous. Recovery was such that there is no potential for reconstructing the prehistoric environment from this core. The key archaeological information to be extracted from this evaluation is a spot height on the top of Floodplain / Shepperton Gravels (at c -6.4m OD). The site code is JNK12. The depth and soft, wet nature of the sediments has implications for the programme for trial trenching, as does the potential for raw sewage contamination. It is suggested that archaeological trial trenching (Stage 2) is not an appropriate method of evaluating this part of the site.
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Author:		 M Ruddy
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Publisher:		 MOLA
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Year of Publication:		 2012
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County: Greater London
District: Newham
Parish: Newham, unparished area
Country: England
Grid Reference: 544535, 182499 (Easting, Northing)
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WATERCOURSE (Monument Type England)
EARLY PREHISTORIC WATERCOURSE (Tag)
ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLING (Event)
EARLY PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods)
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OASIS Id: molas1-134336
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Created Date:		 21 Apr 2022