| Title: |
Report on an Archaeological Watching Brief on a Sewer Repair Adjacent to 1 Chapter House Street, York (YORYM: 1996.412) |
| Number of Pages: |
17 |
| Biblio Note |
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| Publication Type: |
Report
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| Abstract: |
A watching brief was undertaken during the refurbishment of the sewer adjacent to 1 Chapter House Street. The street lay within the Roman Legionary Fortress and to the north-east of York Minster. It was aligned approximately with the Roman road known as Via Decumana, which ran through the Roman north-east Porta Decumana. The watching brief showed that the conjectured plan of the north-eastern part of the Roman Fortress required some amendment. Although the Via Decumana was found exactly on the line suggested by observations it clearly continued further to the south-west than previously thought. It was not possible to say if the Via Decumana observed at Chapter House Street was a primary feature of the fortress or the result of the many alterations in plan which took place after the end of the 1st century. It was not possible to date any of the street surfaces observed or to establish when the latest went out of use. It seemed likely, however, at the end of the Roman period or immediately after it, the street was gradually lost below a deposit of silt mixed with domestic refuse and that there was no continuity of street use between the Romans, Anglo-Scandinavian and later settlers. [Au(adp)] |
| Author: |
R Marwood
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| Publisher: |
York Archaeology
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| Year of Publication: |
1997
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| Locations: |
| Location - Auto Detected: |
Chapter House Street York |
| Location - Auto Detected: |
Chapter House Street |
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| Subjects / Periods: |
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ROMAN
(Historic England Periods)
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| 1st Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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ROMAN
(Historic England Periods)
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| Note: |
Date Of Issue From:
1997
Date Of Coverage From:
01
Date Of Coverage To:
01
Editorial Expansion:
Site name: 1 CHAPTER HOUSE STREET, YORK
Study area:
Investigation type: Post-determination/Research
District: York UA
Monument: SETTLEMENT. Roman (AD43-410), [finds]. Roman (AD43-410), ROAD. Roman (AD43-410)
Ngr: SE60415223
Parish:
Postcode: YO1 7JL
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| Source: |
BIAB
(Archaeological Investigations Project (AIP))
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| Created Date: |
19 Jan 2009 |
