Title: |
Environmental evidence from the Colonia: General Accident and Rougier Street |
Series: |
The Archaeology of York
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Volume: |
1414/6
(6)
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Publication Type: |
Monograph Chapter (in Series)
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Abstract: |
Both sites studied lay close to the River Ouse, in or near the heart of the presumed Roman colonia. The very large corpus of material was examined using techniques which yielded maximum useful archaeological and biological information for minimum expenditure of resources. At General Accident (24-30 Tanner Row) there was progressive change through 2nd and 3rd centuries from disturbed vegetation traversed by ditches to complete urbanization. Evidence of horse-dung and for use of peat was found along with a rich variety of foodstuffs, grain pests, fleas, lice, internal parasites, rats, and mice. The post-Roman pits were mostly for cess, and the Anglo-Scandinavian deposits had dye plants but no grain pests. Rougier Street deposits were essentially similar but also had a massive deposit of cereal, mainly well-cleaned spelt wheat. Au(abr) |
Author: |
Allan R Hall
Harry Kenward
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Editor: |
Peter V Addyman
V E Black
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Publisher: |
York Archaeology
Council for British Archaeology
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Year of Publication: |
1990
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ISBN: |
0 906780 90 X |
Note: |
Date Of Issue From:
1990
Editorial Expansion:
The Archaeology of York, Vol. 14, fasc. 6
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Source: |
BIAB
(British Archaeological Abstracts (BAA))
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Relations: |
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Created Date: |
05 Dec 2008 |