Assessment of archaeological resource in aggregate areas in Bath and North East Somerset

The project comprised an archaeological resource assessment of the aggregate producing areas of Bath and North-East Somerset (BANES). It was undertaken by Museum of London Archaeology in partnership with BANES District Council in 2010 and 2012, with funding from the Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund, as administered by English Heritage. The aim of the project is to improve knowledge of the archaeological resource within all past, present and potential future aggregate producing areas in BANES, through the enhancement and analysis of the BANES Historic Environment Record (HER). The study will assist in strategic planning decisions regarding future aggregate extraction, the management of buried heritage assets, and the setting out of research agenda aims and appropriate archaeological mitigation strategies where archaeological assets are under threat of removal by quarrying. The project is also intended to increase public, industry and other stakeholders' awareness of archaeological remains within aggregate geology areas.

本项目针对巴斯与东北萨默塞特（Bath and North-East Somerset，简称BANES）的骨料生产区域开展考古资源评估。项目于2010年至2012年间由伦敦考古博物馆（Museum of London Archaeology）与巴斯与东北萨默塞特区议会合作实施，资助方为英格兰遗产署（English Heritage）管理的骨料税可持续基金（Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund）。本项目的核心目标是通过优化与分析BANES历史环境记录（Historic Environment Record，简称HER），深化对辖区内所有过往、当前及潜在未来骨料生产区域内考古资源的认知。本研究将为多领域战略规划决策提供支撑：涵盖未来骨料开采规划、地下文化遗产资产的管理，以及针对因采石作业面临清除威胁的考古遗存，确立研究议程目标与适配的考古缓解策略。此外，本项目还旨在提升公众、行业及其他利益相关方对骨料赋存地质区域内考古遗存的认知水平。