Kingsmark Way, Goldthorpe, South Yorkshire Specification for Trial
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Kingsmark Way, Goldthorpe, South Yorkshire Specification for Trial Trenching www.bwbconsulting.com KINGSMARK WAY, GOLDTHORPE TRIAL TRENCHING SPECIFICATION MARCH 2020 DOCUMENT ISSUE RECORD Date of Revision Status Author: Checked: Approved: Issue L. Robinson/ J. J. MacQueen (BA 1 March 2020 Draft MacQueen Hons) L. Robinson/ J. J. MacQueen (BA J. MacQueen BA 2 March 2020 Draft 2 MacQueen Hons) Hons) Limitations The assessments and interpretation have been made in line with legislation and guidelines in force at the time of writing, representing best practice at that time. All of the comments and opinions contained in this report, including any conclusions, are based on the information obtained by BWB during our investigations. There may be other conditions prevailing on the site which have not been disclosed by this investigation and which have not been taken into account by this report. Responsibility cannot be accepted for conditions not revealed by the investigation. Any diagram or opinion of the possible configuration of the findings is conjectural and given for guidance only and confirmation of intermediate ground conditions should be considered if deemed necessary. Except as otherwise requested by the Client, BWB is not obliged and disclaims any obligation to update the report for events taking place after: a) the date on which this assessment was undertaken; and b) the date on which the final report is delivered. BWB makes no representation whatsoever concerning the legal significance of its findings or to other legal matters referred to in the following report. This report has been prepared for the sole use of the client. No other third parties may rely upon or reproduce the contents of this report without the written permission of BWB. If any unauthorised third party comes into possession of this report they rely on it at their own risk and the authors do not owe them any Duty of Care or Skill. 1 KINGSMARK WAY, GOLDTHORPE TRIAL TRENCHING SPECIFICATION MARCH 2020 CONTENTS DOCUMENT ISSUE RECORD ...................................................................................................................... 1 1. INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................... 4 1.1 Site Location ............................................................................................................................. 4 1.2 Archaeological & Historical Background .................................................................................. 5 1.3 Geophysical Survey ................................................................................................................. 5 2. SCOPE OF WORKS................................................................................................................... 6 3. OBJECTIVES ............................................................................................................................. 6 4. CONTINGENCY ....................................................................................................................... 7 5. WORKS SPECIFICATION .......................................................................................................... 7 5.1 General Details ......................................................................................................................... 7 5.2 Specific Works .......................................................................................................................... 7 5.3 Hand Excavation ...................................................................................................................... 8 5.4 Recording ................................................................................................................................. 9 5.5 Artefact Recovery ................................................................................................................... 10 5.6 Environmental/ Industrial Sampling........................................................................................ 10 5.7 Human Remains..................................................................................................................... 11 5.8 Treasure Trove ....................................................................................................................... 11 5.9 Unexpected or Complex Archaeological Remains ................................................................. 11 5.10 Site Notices ............................................................................................................................ 11 6. REPORTING ............................................................................................................................ 12 7. MONITORING, PROGRESS REPORTS & MEETINGS ............................................................... 13 8. ARCHIVE PREPARATION & DEPOSITION .............................................................................. 13 9. PUBLICATION ......................................................................................................................... 14 10. CONFIDENTIALITY & PUBLICITY ............................................................................................ 15 11. COPYRIGHT ........................................................................................................................... 15 12. RESOURCES AND TIMETABLE ................................................................................................ 15 13. ADHERENCE TO SPECIFICATION .......................................................................................... 15 14. ACCESS ARRANGEMENTS AND WELFARE ........................................................................... 16 15. INSURANCES & HEALTH AND SAFETY ................................................................................... 16 16. GENERAL PROVISIONS ......................................................................................................... 16 17. BIBLIOGRAPHY ...................................................................................................................... 18 2 KINGSMARK WAY, GOLDTHORPE TRIAL TRENCHING SPECIFICATION MARCH 2020 FIGURES Figure 1 Site Location Plan Figure 2 Proposed Trench Locations overlaid on to geophysical survey results APPENDICES Appendix 1 Standards and Guidance Appendix 2 Heritage Assessment Appendix 3 Geophysical Survey 3 KINGSMARK WAY, GOLDTHORPE TRIAL TRENCHING SPECIFICATION MARCH 2020 1. INTRODUCTION This Specification has been prepared by BWB the ‘Consultant’. It describes the objectives and methodology for a programme of archaeological trial trenching. BWB Consulting has been appointed by Countryside Properties Ltd to devise a strategy for the trial trenching for a proposed residential development at Kingsmark Way, Doncaster. The results of the trial trenching will aid in the design of the mitigation strategy, if required. Following the results of the trenching consultation will be undertaken with South Yorkshire Archaeology Service (SYAS) regarding the nature and extent of any mitigation. This Specification and accompanying drawing (Figure 2) detail the requirements for the trial trenching. The Specification has been prepared in line with the written Code of Conduct of the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists (CIfA 2014) and other best practice guidelines (Appendix 1). Approval for it will be sort from Andrew Lines (SYAS). The archaeological works specified in this document will be undertaken by an experienced Archaeological Contractor (‘the Contractor’), under the supervision of the Consultant. All works, operations and visits are to be undertaken subject to the requirements of Principal Contractor’s health and safety procedures. The archaeological fieldwork, post-survey assessment, archiving, analysis and preparation of the fieldwork report text will be undertaken by the Contractor, unless otherwise specified in this Specification. 1.1 Site Location The proposed development is located off kingsmark Way, Goldthorpe South Yorkshire and covers an area of c. 4ha. The topography of the area is a generally flat with a slight slope to towards the south. Forming the southern boundary of the site is a railway cutting, to the north, west and east is residential housing and to the southwest is a warehouse. The geology of the site comprises sandstone of the Ackworth Rock to the north and mudstone, siltstone and sandstone of the Pennine Middle Coal measures to the south. No superficial deposits are recorded within the site. 4 KINGSMARK WAY, GOLDTHORPE TRIAL TRENCHING SPECIFICATION MARCH 2020 Figure 1 Site Location Plan Reproduced from the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 scale map with the permission of the controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office Crown Copyright Reserved. OS Licence number HMD-214-1034401. 1.2 Archaeological & Historical Background A Heritage Assessment was prepared by Prospect Archaeology in 2014 (Appendix 2) which suggest the potential for Iron Age and or Romano-British fields to occur within the site based on that the cropmarks recorded within the site and the site. It also suggests the potential for earlier prehistoric activity to occur based on the Bronze Age activity recorded just beyond the study area. During the early 20th century Goldthorpe Colliery was immediately to the south of the site. Operation extended into the site as demonstrated by the 1930 Ordnance Survey map which shows the presence of a large spoil heap. By the time the 1956 Ordnance Survey map was produced