Thesaurus Term/Concept: GEOTECHNICAL TEST PIT

Identifier 146353
Class EVENT TYPE
Status Preferred
Index? Yes
Scope Note Test pits dug by geotechnical engineers or engineering geologists to obtain information on the physical properties of soil, sediments and bedrock around a site to design earthworks and foundations for proposed structures.

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Context Record
Event Type ECC2639 A test-pit survey on the Balkerne Heights Development (the former St Mary’s hospital site), Colchester, 2003 (Event - Survey)
Event Type ECC3608 A watching brief at the former CBC depot, Jarmin Road, Colchester, 2008 (Event - Survey)
Event Type ECC3031 An archaeological watching brief of geotechnical test pits at Colchester Garrison PFI site, Colchester, 2000 (Event - Survey)
Event Type ECC3939 Archaeological monitoring and recording at Former Bus Depot, Magdalen Street, Colchester, 2017 (Event - Survey)
Event Type ECC4436 Archaeological monitoring of geotechnical site Investigation at 60 Creffield Road, Colchester (Event - Intervention)
Event Type ECC4000 Archaeological recording at Lower Bowling Green, Castle Park, Colchester, 2017 (Event - Intervention)
Event Type ECC3877 Test pit evaluation at Jacks, 5-6 St Nicholas Street, Colchester, 2016 (Non-Archaeological Intervention)