P5403 Flood Alleviation Scheme test pits, Parkgate, Pickering, North Yorkshire

Item

Title
P5403 Flood Alleviation Scheme test pits, Parkgate, Pickering, North Yorkshire
Description
A watching brief was observed during the excavation of 17 geo-technical test pits dug as part of a flood defence scheme. A series of glacial and alluvial deposits was observed, including preserved wood that may indicate the pressence of buried prehistoric surfaces at c.2.5-3.5m below ground level.
Type
Watching Brief
Date
12 July 2010 – 14 July 2010
Creator
York Archaeological Trust
Contributor
Ian Milsted (Fieldwork)
Spatial Coverage
Flood Alleviation Scheme test pits, Parkgate, Pickering, North Yorkshire
Monument Type
Period
Prehistoric

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