The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details

Archaeological Excavation (Undivided)

Computer Code: WQU Preferred Map Code: notEntered
Status Code: Full
Age range: Holocene Epoch (QH) — Holocene Epoch (QH)
Lithological Description: An area of Worked Ground where the land surface (natural or artificial) has been lowered due to removal of material during the construction of earthworks during an earlier epoch (including prehistoric). The exact nature of the earthworks is unspecified. The English Heritage classification (National Monuments Record Monument Type Thesaurus) is recommended for further subdivision of this type of Archaeological feature. Composition: void.
Definition of Lower Boundary: none recorded or not applicable
Definition of Upper Boundary: none recorded or not applicable
Thickness: none recorded or not applicable
Geographical Limits: none recorded or not applicable
Parent Unit: Worked Ground (WGR)
Previous Name(s): none recorded or not applicable
Alternative Name(s): none recorded or not applicable
Stratotypes:
none recorded or not applicable
Reference(s):
English Heritage. 1999. National Monuments Record Thesauri. http://thesaurus.english-heritage.org.uk/. Accessed 5 October 2010. 
Ford, J, Kessler, H, Cooper, A H, Price, S J, and Humpage A J. 2010. An enhanced classification for artificial ground. British Geological Survey Open Report, OR/10/36. 
1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used:
none recorded or not applicable