York Historic Environment Record

The purposive geoarchaeological window sample survey has characterised a section of Germany Beck at the proposed location of a flood alleviation scheme. Organic deposits recovered from one window sample location were subject to palynological assessment and rangefinder radiocarbon dating. The radiocarbon dates suggest the survival of waterlogged organic deposits from the Iron Age period. Despite the fact that the microfossil preservation was poor the site still has the potential to preserve more robust macrofossil elements.