Source/Archive record SYO1919 - ROMAN, ANGLIAN AND ANGLO-SCANDINAVIAN ACTIVITY AND A MEDIEVAL CEMETERY ON LAND AT THE JUNCTION OF DIXON LANE AND GEORGE STREET

Title ROMAN, ANGLIAN AND ANGLO-SCANDINAVIAN ACTIVITY AND A MEDIEVAL CEMETERY ON LAND AT THE JUNCTION OF DIXON LANE AND GEORGE STREET
Author/Originator
Date/Year 2005

Abstract/Summary

From 7 November 2005 to 27 January 2006 an archaeological intervention was undertaken by York Archaeological Trust on a site at the junction of Dixon Lane and George Street, York. This began as a watching brief but turned into a full-scale excavation following the discovery of abundant human remains on the site. The excavation area consisted of a trench c. 25m x 20m in size which was excavated by hand (with the exception of one arbitrary spit of soil in the north-eastern corner of the site; see Methodology). The primary aim of the excavation was to recover all the human remains on the site prior to redevelopment; in addition, as many pre-cemetery features as possible were excavated within the time limits of the excavation.

Referenced Monuments (3)

  • Anglian settlement (Monument)
  • Pre and post-Conquest cemetery (Monument)
  • St Stephen Fishergate (Monument)

Referenced Events (1)

  • Dixon's Land and George St (Ref: YORYM: 2005.3203)

Record last edited

Feb 7 2017 11:27AM

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