York Historic Environment Record

A watching brief was undertaken in two phases by Field Archaeology Specialists Ltd on behalf of Portland Planning Consultants for the University of York during the construction of a new car park (Intervention 1) and medical school building (Intervention 2) on the northern part of the University of York campus, Heslington, York. Fieldwork was carried out during September and October 2002. Both interventions produced evidence for intact archaeological deposits sealed beneath make-up material deposited during landscaping of the University campus in the 1960s. These deposits include material which indicates the presence of Roman agricultural activity, as well as occupation activity dating to the Anglian period, (c.550 - 650 AD). Finds include pottery, glass beads, metal objects, loomweights and metal-working debris as well as animal bone.