1. Field evaluation: methods and application,
“Village Royale”
Francis Wenban-Smith
Heritage in Practice CPD course
Birkbeck, University of London
15th September 2017
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Palaeolithic pre-construction
archaeology
Department of Archaeology

2. Introduction Goals Approaches Method options
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Goals
Approaches
Method options
Geotechnical monitoring, or “let someone else do the work”
Worked examples, case studies 1 and 2

3. Goals Establishing presence/importance Selecting appropriate methods
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Goals
Establishing presence/importance
Selecting appropriate methods
Resolving uncertainty
Grades of importance
Appropriate subsequent actions

4. Approaches Choose methods Phases of evaluation? Non-invasive methods
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Approaches
Choose methods
Phases of evaluation?
- preliminary window- samples?
- follow-up test pits?
Non-invasive methods
Geo-technical piggy-backing

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Geotechnical - ERT

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Window-samples
Xxxx

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Boreholes

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Test pits:
a - digging

9. b - sieving for Palaeolithic remains
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Test pits:
b - sieving for Palaeolithic remains

10. Geotechnical monitoring
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Geotechnical monitoring

11. - geo overlay + PCAs layout
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Case-study 1, PCAs:
- geo overlay + PCAs layout

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Case-study 1, M25 J2:
DBA output 4, evaluation

13. Case-study 2, Village Royale: - geo overlay + PCAs layout
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Case-study 2, Village Royale:
- geo overlay + PCAs layout

14. Case-study 2, Village Royale : - find the elephant..
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.. and the Late Upper Palaeolithic knapping scatter
.. and the undisturbed Clactonian landsurface
.. and the Boyn Hill bankside Acheulian occupation area
.. and the Hoxnian lake

15. Case-study 2, Village Royale: DBA output 4, evaluation
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Case-study 2, Village Royale:
DBA output 4, evaluation