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Short Description:
Gravelly layer potentially natural
Issued to
Rosie O'Toole | 27/08/2020
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Interpretation

    • This was the natural seen throughout the trench, numbered here because we were uncertain it was definitely natural, upon excavation of various test pits and features it was seen to be natural. 22.08.21: deposits of glacial braided meltwater stream
      • Nat Jackson
      • Raphael Kahlenberg
    • 30-8-2020

Sketch Photo

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Description

  • Moderately solid, partially cemented
  • Light yellow, sometimes reddish where cemented
  • Sandy chalky gravel. size, sorting, and rounding varies.
  • Gravel
  • Length - 25.00m Width - 10.00m Possibly underlying the whole site
  • This was the natural seen through the trench, in the sketch photo it can be seen in the bottom right Undulating upper interface
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Feature

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Plan

  • Plan: ELM_10
    • Post ex plan of south-eastern corner of trench 4 east. 1:20. Drawn on ELM21 Section Sheet no. 3
    • Raphael Kahlenberg
    • 22-8-2021

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