EYO6282 - Trentholme Drive
Type
WATCHING BRIEF
Location
Location | Trentholme Drive |
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Grid reference | Centred SE 5927 5080 (30m by 18m) (2 map features) |
Map sheet | SE55SE |
Unitary Authority | City of York, North Yorkshire |
Technique(s)
Organisation
York Archaeological Trust
Date
2014
Description
On 25th July and August 1st 2014 York Archaeological Trust undertook a watching brief at
Trentholme Drive, York close to its junction with Mount Vale. The objective was to record any
deposits, features or buried structures exposed during the excavation of a service trench. During the excavation of this trench a quantity of disarticulated human bone was recovered. This
was gathered up and reburied in the trench prior to backfilling. Examination of the section suggested
that intact human remains lay immediately beyond the trench, possibly indicating that the human
remains had been disturbed during previous undocumented work in this area. During the recording
of the section it also became apparent that the remains could be phased. The earliest phase
seemed to be one of inhumations, Cut Numbers 1016 and 1014. Phase 2 was apparently one of
cremations, Cut Numbers 1011 and 1019 and the latest phase another one of cremations, Cut
Numbers 1003, 1005. Although generally inhumations are later than cremations, mixed cemeteries
are not uncommon and have been encountered in this area of York in the past. Clearly any future
work in this area should be closely monitored since it appears that human remains, probably intact,
are still to be located close by.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SYO1878 Unpublished document: YAT. 2014. Trentholme Drive.
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- MYO2160 Trentholme Drive cemetery (Monument)
Record last edited
Dec 13 2016 4:00PM