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Ribble Valley
The Ribble Valley ALSF Aggregate Extraction Project has provided baseline data to assess the potential impact of aggregate extraction in the Lower Ribble Valley upon the archaeological and palaeoenvironmental resource. The threats from fluvial erosion and aggregate extraction were considered in terms of areas of archaeological potential, examining the extent to which areas identified for potential extraction will have an impact on areas of known archaeology or areas of archaeological potential. The study examined the extent to which late fluvial deposition has buried and obscured archaeological remains, and highlights the risk that deep extraction will disturb as yet unidentified deeply buried archaeological deposits.
