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Univ Durham Univ Newcastle upon Tyne Archaeol Rep 15
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Univ Durham Univ Newcastle upon Tyne Archaeol Rep 15
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Universities of Durham and Newcastle upon Tyne Archaeological Reports
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15
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Journal
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1992
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Date Of Issue From: 1991
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20 Jan 2002
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Excavation and survey at Shiptonthorpe, East Yorkshire 1991
Martin Millett
29 - 33
Magnetometer survey revealed a continuation of the settlement enclosures and paddocks already identified in the previous season's survey. The excavation of one enclosure was completed and revealed several phases in the construction of a single building with a large courtyard and entrance onto the Roman road. A second trench north of the enclosure identified a round house and ditch containing 2nd century AD pottery, a strip building superseded by a watering hole, and a substantial aisled building. A valuable environmental sequence and finds including shoes and wooden writing tablets were recovered, as well as rather more enigmatic deposits of complete pots and a pair of dog skulls. After infilling the waterhole became the focus of the ritual burial of animals and human infants. AR
Geophysical examination of three sites in Northumberland
Jim Anderson
Richard Willis
Alan Rushworth
34 - 39
Problems of structural interpretation were tackled using resistivity, magnetometry and gradiometry surveys on the Roman road at Risingham, rectangular buildings at Brinkburn and the fort at Low Learchild. Understanding of the sites was greatly enhanced but more sophisticated equipment is needed if the full potential of geophysical survey is to be realised. AR
Geochemical survey in Northumberland
Philip Clogg
Gill Ferrell
40 - 45
Soil phosphate analysis was carried out on seven sites covering Iron Age `hillforts', palisaded sites and Romano-British stone built settlements to investigate prehistoric farming practices. About 60% of the sample processing is complete and vertical and horizontal distributions of Woolaw Romano-British settlement are illustrated to show the land-use pattern. AR
Excavation of an Anglo-Saxon cemetery near East Hendred, Oxon, 1990
Helena Hamerow
46 - 47
Prompted by metal-detector finds, an excavation uncovered three poorly preserved inhumations, with gravegoods, including a rare infant burial. The presence of cremations was suggested by finds of pot sherds, and a circular pit and post hole were also excavated, with no finds. The discovery of a five-spiral saucer brooch and a pair of cruciform brooches puts the cemetery in use from the first half of the fifth to mid sixth century AD. Probably a small family cemetery, the site lies in an area of dense Anglo-Saxon occupation. AR
Dryslwyn Castle excavation 1991
Chris Caple
51 - 54
Continuing excavations removed building rubble from the original inner ward wall and found that subsequent building activity had totally removed the original ground surface. The wall appears to have been built by different gangs and a short cross penny recovered from the area was probably deposited around 1230. Several phases of a presumably wooden building were uncovered, including two clay floors and stakeholes. Further work on the inner ward wall exposed a large gateway giving access for wheeled vehicles to the courtyard, the mortar surfaces of which had suffered from a large volume of traffic and had been repeatedly repaired. AR
Old Durham Gardens 1991
Paul Sewter
55 - 56
The third season of excavations failed to identify the presumed formal garden, but established at least two phases of activity in the upper garden, which grew flowers, fruit and vegetables throughout its use. Concentrating on the upper walled garden, excavations established the extent of the large central flowerbed, unsuccessfully edged with stones to prevent collapse of the soft sides. The foundations of the second phase of the gazebo produced an inscribed base sherd from a wine bottle, and the remains of a slight terrace in the north of the garden, although it was unclear whether this landscaping formed part of the original seventeenth century garden or eighteenth century bowling green. AR
Anglesey landscape survey 1991
Matthew Johnson
57 - 59
This project aims to combine documentary sources with archaeological and topographic information to examine changing settlement patterns during the medieval and post-medieval periods in the region of two prehistoric tombs. Details of some individual buildings are cited. Further work will examine estate records, establish a chronology for field walls and survey a probable deserted medieval hamlet. AR