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

An assessment of lithostratigraphy for anthropogenic deposits

“…Much like archaeological residues, organic anthropogenic materials may decay after deposition unless they are deposited rapidly in an environment that favours their preservation. There are many cases of exceptional preservation of organic remains in waterlogged cultural deposits beneath cities including York and London in the UK (McCann & Orton 1989;Holden et al 2009). In the case of modern municipal waste, it is estimated that 67% is biodegradable (Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs 2009).…”

Humans as major geological and geomorphological agents in the Anthropocene: the significance of artificial ground in Great Britain

“…Once buried, anthropogenic material in the ground is subject to chemical degradation. For organic deposits, hydrogeological conditions surrounding the material and changes in those conditions related to land use and environmental change may determine their susceptibility to degradation [30]. Fluctuations in water level control the redox potential of the subsurface environment, promoting the formation of corrosive chemical species.…”

Identification and mapping of the water-logged areas in Purba Medinipur part of Keleghai river basin, India: RS and GIS methods

“…Positional water-logging depends on two topographic factors and these factors control the probability of water-logging where water-logging increases with the contributing drainage area and decreases with increasing local slope angle (Merot et al 1995). Again, Holden et al (2009) mentioned that the water-logging is controlled by local geology, topography, drainage and the amount of water supplied to the site. Through a detailed field survey and also from Fig.…”