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Archaeology is the study of human history through excavations and the analysis of artefacts, including jewellery, pottery, coins, bones and skeletons. It is against the law to cause reckless or deliberate damage to archaeological remains and to remove them if found. Typical signs of archaeology include burnt or blackened material, brick or tile fragments, pottery or bone fragments, skeletons, timber joists, post holes, brick or stone foundations and in-filled ditches. What to do if you think you have found archaeological remains; Thanks to the great care taken by eight2O during construction work, we’ve managed to recover fragments of stoneware pottery and clay pipes dating to the 17th century from riverine silts beneath the embankment. “ • STOP work immediately and remove any machinery from the excavation • CONTACT your eight2O Site Agent who will inform the Environmental Advisor (Via CSIM for SMB) • DO NOT start work again until an archaeologist has been to site and handed the site back over Archaeological Watching Briefs (AWB) If the Preliminary and Third Party Assessment (PE3PA) and/or your Implementation Environmental Management Plan (IEMP) states the need for an AWB, you must ensure that an order has been raised and that an archaeologist is on site when you start breaking out. If I am working in disturbed ground do I need an AWB? Yes – archaeological artefacts are discovered all the time in pre-disturbed ground. Case Study 1: Discovery under an AWB at St Pauls Works on a Victorian water main (1.8m deep) right in the heart of London revealed remains of a 17th century building and cathedral, including brick walls, floors and cellars. Case Study 2: eight2O Archaeological Discovery in Henley Under an AWB for a FLIP pump station installation in Henley, archaeological remains were uncovered. The most interesting find, was a large wooden stake, found over 2m below the ground surface. Archaeologists hope to establish the age of this, by radiocarbon dating or dendro-chronology (tree-ring dating).
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