title: A critical review of hydrological data collection for assessing preservation risk for urban waterlogged archaeology: A case study from the City of York, UK.
abstract: Environmental change caused by urban development, possibly augmented by climate change, may result in accelerated decay of in situ archaeological resources. Damage may be related to changes in hydrological processes. Such archaeological resources have to be considered in environmental planning. In this paper we highlight the need for improved hydrological data from urban archaeological sites using the case study of the City of York, UK, arguably one of the most well studied and well preserved urban archaeological environments globally. We suggest that the quality of hydrological data collected during routine surveys and experimental work must be improved and standardised in order for us to produce reliable archaeological risk models for urban sites.
authors.affiliation: School of Geography, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK. j.holden@leeds.ac.uk
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Holden
authors.forename: Andy J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Howard
authors.forename: L Jared
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: West
authors.forename: Eleanor
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Maxfield
authors.forename: Ian
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Panter
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Oxley
mesh_terms: D001106:Archaeology / Q000379:methods*; D002947:Cities; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D006113:United Kingdom; D014872:Water Movements