East Riding of Yorkshire: assessment of archaeological resource in aggregate areas
Humber Field Archaeology, 2008. https://doi.org/10.5284/1000136. How to cite using this DOI
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Resource identifiers
- ADS Collection: 859
- ALSF Project Number: 4828
- DOI:https://doi.org/10.5284/1000136
- How to cite using this DOI
Overview
Areas of gravel, chalk gravel and chalk for crushing have historically been exploited, and continue to be extracted, in all three main geographical areas of the East Riding: the Vale of York, the Wolds, and Holderness. These three areas have been intensively occupied from the prehistoric period onwards, and contain archaeological landscapes of regional and national importance. These include Iron Age cemeteries and chariot burials on the Wolds, late Iron Age/Romano-British landscapes in the Vale of York and traces of Mesolithic and later prehistoric occupation in Holderness. The project will examine, map and analyse the available documentary evidence for selected parts of these landscapes within Holderness and the Vale of York, as well as undertaking aerial photographic analysis of sample areas of Holderness to National Mapping Programme (NMP) standards.
The main objectives of the project were broadly to inform and assist in planning and managing the future development of aggregates extraction, reduce the impact on the historic landscape in the study areas caused by current quarrying, and mitigate the effects of past extraction. A further element was to provide a tool for further archaeological research. This was achieved by directly enhancing the local Sites and Monuments Record, maintained by Humber Archaeology Partnership, and raising public and specialist awareness of issues relating to past, present and future work.
The relevant information gathered by the project has been formulated as a deskbased report, with summaries and PDF versions of the reports to be made available via OASIS/ADS. The project includes resources for adding the information to the Historic Environment Record (or Sites & Monuments Record) database maintained by the Humber Archaeology Partnership (for the East Riding of Yorkshire).
The Digital Archive:
The digital archive consists of the final report:
- T. Brigham, J. Buglass and K. Steedman, 2008: A desk-based Resource Assessment of Aggrgegate producing Landscapes in the East Riding of Yorkshire. Humber Archaeology Report No. 261.
The report is available to download as three volumes;
Volume 1: Containing text, appendices figures and plates;
Volume 2: Gazetteer of archaeological sites;
Volume 3: Project Maps (1-46);
