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Prof
Julian D
Richards
Department of Archaeology
University of York
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YO1 7EP
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This digital archive complements the synthetic publication of Cottam A, published as "Cottam, Cowlam and environs: An Anglo-Saxon estate on the Yorkshire Wolds" in The Archaeological Journal (forthcoming). It comprises a number of different elements, all of which are available from the downloads page:
(a) Seven unpublished archive reports:
(b) Four data files:
(c) Colour photographs of 185 metal artefacts and 28 coins, as catalogued in the database files. Only the Anglo-Saxon metalwork and coins have been published, so this archive represents the primary record of the metal finds of other periods (principally Roman) recovered by excavation or metal-detecting.
(d) Magnetometer unprocessed data file. The survey was undertaken by Justin Garner-Lahire between 18 March and 12 April 1996. The aim was to produce a detailed map of sub-surface magnetic anomalies within a 100 x 100 m sample area positioned to coincide with the concentration of metal objects located during the metal detector survey. The survey was carried out using a FM18 fluxgate gradiometer. Each 20 x 20 m survey grid was undertaken using the parallel transverse method (unidirectionally) to ensure the capture of good quality raw data. Instrument readings were logged at 0.5 x 0.25 m intervals. Each record in the data file comprises an easting, northing and instrument reading.