Site Event/Activity record ECH3566 - M6 Junctions 16-20 Widening: Archaeological Desk-Top Survey

A programme of archaeological assessment undertaken between October 1992 and June 1993 to assess implications of the proposed road widening of the M6 motorway between junctions 16 and 20, and to recommend further measures for recording of affected sites. The area of study was a 1000m wide corridor centred on the existing line of the motorway. The work undertaken included a desk-based survey, including investigation of air photographic evidence. 138 known sites of archaeological interest were idenitifed, these were visited at periodic intervals during the study to assess importance and preservation. Additionally, a programme of archaeological observation and recording was carried out on a series of geotechnical test pits cut by the project engineers and reported on separately (see ECH3541, SCH 4372, R2046), although no below ground archaeological deposits of significance were identified. (1)