Yorkshire Archaeological Journal

The article explores the role of the Yorkshire Archaeological Journal not only as a journal of record, but also as an innovator in the development of archaeological ideas, such as landscape archaeology, aerial photography and open-area archaeology, as well as more traditional approaches, for instance tackling historical questions such as the Roman conquest of Britain. It deals with the changes of paradigm which affected both the types of fieldwork carried out and nature of interpretation in both a British and a European context. With the work of Raistrick on landscape history and of Beresford on deserted medieval villages, its publications had an impact far beyond the boundaries of the county. The YAS has also acted as a meeting ground for the various institutions which have engaged in archaeology in the county, both professional and amateur.

Adel church belonged to Holy Trinity Priory in York, a dependency of Marmoutier abbey, near Tours. The simple building has plentiful sculpture on corbels, doorway and gable, and chancel arch; the programme illustrates the Second Coming of Christ (outside) and the general resurrection (inside. The entrance has suffered from weathering, but is still largely legible; it includes some novelties among its standard iconography, but the chancel arch has many more. It is suggested that a designer from Marmoutier and workmen from Normandy could have been involved, and that the date would be earlier than c. 1148.