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| Fieldwork | July 1991 - January 1992. |
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| Consulted | SMR: County archives; local history collections. AP sources. Walk over survey. Reconnaissance on the Flasks, two sessions A & B. |
| Session A | The collection & sieving of eroded and disturbed peat.
Carried out at 12 locations across the Flasks (A-L), 2kg bags of peat
from each location. Recovered some brick and tile from sieving, probably also flint since 6 listed by P. Rowe. A 1m long monolith through the peat (Berg 1991) at SE286 808; nearby a collection of flint recovered. |
| Session B | Auger holes & test pits dug to map subsurface deposits, produced 2 flints; surveyed peat surface. |
| Output | A small collection of finds from sessions A & B. Map showing 12 peat sampling locations (A-L), (fig.V) . Berg, D.S. 1991. Peat from the Rushwood Estate, Nosterfield North Yorkshire (WYAS). Griffiths, M. & Associates. 1992. Nosterfield North; Archaeological Assessment for Tilcon Ltd (MG&A). Rowe, P. 1998. Flint Report, Nosterfield 1991, 1994-1996 (listed by author as 1991 & 1994, but probably 1991 & 1992). |