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.

Broader Terms/Concepts (1)

Context	Record
Event Type	EPM85 Archaeological watching brief at 9 St. James's Street, Portsea, Portsmouth. March 2001-January 2002 (Event - Intervention)
Event Type	EPM271 Archaeological Watching Brief on Ground Investigation Works at City Centre North, Portsmouth (Event - Intervention)
Event Type	EPM220 North Portsea Island Coastal Flood And Erosion Risk Management Scheme - Phase 3: An Archaeological Watching Brief (Event - Intervention)