Some research was published in Antiquity in the mid 1990s based on experience
in the States on pipeline construction (I don't have the reference to hand
but could get it for anyone who is interested). The conclusion was that
provided its carefully done and covered by a rock blanket it ought to work.
But of course it depends on what is being protected - a few deep cut features
may be OK but I am not sure I would trust it on a shallow cemetery. Also,
there is always the problem that what engineers say they will do and what
actually happens are not always one and the same....
Sandy Kidd
-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Shaw [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 29 April 2003 09:16
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Use of bog matting
Something similar was done in Northants around 10years ago on a scheme for
widening the A45. I would have thought that this was more paying lip
service to preservation rather than actually doing so. The process of
stripping the topsoil off is likely to be damaging in itself and then
placing matting over it would alter the ground conditions with the potential
for further damage and degradation. I have no hard facts though.
Mike Shaw
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lee White" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, April 28, 2003 4:37 PM
Subject: Use of bog matting
> Dear All
>
> Can anyone give me their opinions regarding the use of "bog matting" (and
by
> this I'm presuming it to mean geotextile matting) and its effectiveness
(or not
> as the case may be) when placed on a buffer material above archaeological
> features. In this particular instance the topsoil will have been
stripped.
>
> Thank you!
> Lee White
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