A critical review of hydrological data collection for assessing preservation risk for urban waterlogged archaeology: A case study from the City of York, UK

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 90, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 3197-3204

  Holden, Joseph ^a   Howard, Andy J ^b   West, L Jared ^a   Maxfield, Eleanor ^c   Panter, Ian ^d   Oxley, John ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^d YORK ARCHAEOLOGICAL TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^e City of York Council   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Archaeology; Groundwater; Hydrology; In situ preservation; Organic materials; Urban deposits; Water levels

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; HYDROLOGY; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; WATER LEVEL;

ARCHEOLOGY; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; HYDROLOGY; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN AREA; WATERLOGGING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

ARCHAEOLOGY; CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GREAT BRITAIN; WATER MOVEMENTS;

EID: 69349096312     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2009.04.015     Document Type: Review

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