EYO2771 - Fishergate Roman cemetery
Type
Event - Intervention
Location
| Location | Fishergate |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | SE 6077 5095 (point) |
| Map sheet | SE65SW |
| Unitary Authority | City of York, North Yorkshire |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Not recorded.
Date
1876-1877
Description
"H148 a dark grey rustic jar found in 1877; H826, a large biconical jar of hard grey ware, the neck scored with parallel horizontal lines, found in 1877; H2359 a large wide-necked jar of red fabricwith three shoulder grooves, found in 1877; H2147 a small perfume flask, found in 1876. A number of partly fused small glass vessels were found in one of the jars. [These] are all from the site of the Northern Command Headquarters building, and are the only identifiable survivors of a larger number of vessels, some of which contained cremations."
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SYO62 Monograph: RCHME. 1962. Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the City of York, Volume 1 Eburacum. 69.
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- MYO2021 Fishergate Roman Cemetery (Monument)
Record last edited
Sep 14 2017 11:53AM