| Title: |
Knavesmire Manor Hotel, Tadcaster Road, York. Report on an Archaeological Watching Brief (2001:5) |
| Number of Pages: |
5 |
| Biblio Note |
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| Publication Type: |
Report
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| Abstract: |
Human remains were discovered at Knavesmire Manor Hotel whilst a new storeroom was being excavated adjacent to the existing cellar. As a consequence a watching brief was carried out on the 29th January to remove the burial and to monitor the remainder of the excavation work. The excavation identified part of the Roman Road 28c the major artery leading south from York to Tadcaster. It was not clear whether the road was truncated by a ditch (1002) on this south-eastern side. More than likely there was a roadside ditch on this side but whether it predated or post-dated the road surface was not clear at the time of the watching brief. This ditch was backfilled and the south-eastern side of the road surface sealed by a mid orange brown sandy silt (1004) which was up to 0.38m thick. Truncating deposit (1004) was a grave cut aligned north-east to south-west. The grave appeared to have been partially lined on its north-western and south-eastern sides with small to medium sized rounded cobbles. The inhumation burial was then lain within the grave, head (missing, as was the rest of the upper torso) to the south-west, feet to the north-east. No grave goods were located with the burial. The whole area was then sealed with a layer of compact mid grey brown sandy silt which was interpreted as a build-up of agricultural or horticultural soil, probably dating from the late Roman to the post-medieval periods. This was sealed by a thin layer of construction debris including plaster, mortar, brick and tile fragments which probably built up during the construction of the original 19th century building (now the Knavesmire Manor Hotel). [Au(adp)] |
| Author: |
Neil Macnab
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| Publisher: |
York Archaeology
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| Year of Publication: |
2001
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| Locations: |
| Location - Auto Detected: |
York |
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| Subjects / Periods: |
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ROMAN
(Historic England Periods)
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MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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| 19th Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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ROMAN
(Historic England Periods)
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| Note: |
Date Of Issue From:
2001
Date Of Coverage From:
01
Date Of Coverage To:
01
Editorial Expansion:
Site name: KNAVESMIRE MANOR HOTEL, TADCASTER ROAD, YORK
Study area:
Investigation type: Post-determination/Research
District: York UA
Monument: INHUMATION. Roman (AD43-410), DITCH. Roman (AD43-410), ROAD. Roman (AD43-410)
Ngr: SE58965017
Parish:
Postcode: YO2 2HE
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| Source: |
BIAB
(Archaeological Investigations Project (AIP))
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| Created Date: |
18 Jan 2009 |
