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.

Context	Record
Event Type	ECH6905 An Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment of North Rode Timber, Kinsey Street, Congleton, Cheshire (Event - Interpretation)
Event Type	ECH5923 Archaeological Assessment at the Twiggeries, Warrington (Event - Survey)
Event Type	ECH6234 Archaeological Monitoring and Rapid Recording during excavation of Geotechnical Pits at 23-25 Whitefriars, Chester (Event - Intervention)
Event Type	ECH5471 Archaeological Monitoring of Boreholes off Chester Way, Northwich (Event - Intervention)
Event Type	ECH5418 Gasworks, St Anne's Lane, Nantwich: Archaeological Watching Brief (Event - Intervention)
Event Type	ECH6112 Geo Technical Assessment at Trafford Street, Chester (Event - Intervention)
Event Type	ECH5520 GeoArchaeological Assessment of River Bank Deposits near Huntington, Chester (Event - Intervention)