Death, Burial and Identity: 3000 Years of Death in the Vale of Mowbray Digital Monograph, 2019
Northern Archaeological Associates, 2019. (updated 2021) https://doi.org/10.5284/1050910. How to cite using this DOI
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Overview
Over 300 human burials were discovered during a major programme of archaeological investigation undertaken as an integral part of the construction scheme to widen the A1 trunk road between Leeming and Barton in North Yorkshire. The evidence recovered dates between the Bronze Age and Anglo-Saxon periods, presenting evidence for 3000 years of death, burial and identity within the Vale of Mowbray.
This monograph presents the results and discussion of the excavations and analysis of the artefactual, environmental and human remains from across 14 different sites along the A1 scheme. The volume divides the discussion of the burials according to site, including prehistoric burials from across the scheme, the large Roman cemetery at Bainesse, burial within the town of Cataractonium, and those at other sites, such as Scotch Corner and Scurragh House. These sections are accompanied by detailed grave catalogues and plans. A comprehensive synthesis of the pottery, small finds and environmental data is also included, and the volume concludes by providing a synthesis of the evidence in terms of what it can reveal about the identities of the people who were buried in this area over such a long a period of time.
The volume is accompanied by figures and a series of appendices that provided all of the raw data behind the monograph with the aim that this can be queried for future research.
