Carmountside Crematorium, Stoke-on-Trent - Geoarchaeological Borehole Survey and Palaeoenvironmental Assessment

Wessex Archaeology

A programme of geoarchaeological borehole survey, updated deposit modelling and palaeoenvironmental assessment was undertaken at Carmountside Crematorium, Stoke-on-Trent. Purposive geoarchaeological boreholes were targeted on peat and organic-rich deposits identified during the GDBA and previous GI works at the Site. Palaeoenvironmental assessment was undertaken on deposits of geoarchaeological signficance identified during this borehole survey, namely organic units in boreholes WA-03 and WA-05, in order to assess their archaeological and geoarchaeological potential and to inform the scope and requirement for any further archaeological mitigation or palaeoenvironmental analysis (if required).