Kozieradzka, I. and O'Neill, R. (2008). Assessment report of archaeological investigations at North Ridge Community School, Adwick le Street, Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Archaeological Research & Consultancy at the University of Sheffield (ARCUS). https://doi.org/10.5284/1076651. Cite this using datacite

Title The title of the publication or report Title:	Assessment report of archaeological investigations at North Ridge Community School, Adwick le Street, Doncaster, South Yorkshire
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DOI The DOI (digital object identifier) for the publication or report. DOI	https://doi.org/10.5284/1076651
Publication Type The type of publication - report, monograph, journal article or chapter from a book Publication Type:	Report (in Series)
Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report Abstract:	ARCUS undertook archaeological evaluation, excavation and watching brief on a development site at North Ridge Community School. To the northwest of the site were two parallel features interpreted as drainage ditches running along the edge of a probable Romano-British trackway. No finds were recovered to date the features. To the southeast of the site a linear cemetery of probable Anglo-Saxon date was identified. The cemetery comprised 37 burials and 3 empty grave cuts. The graves, orientated northeast-southwest were arranged in two parallel lines running northwest-southeast over a distance of 50m. The bodies were buried mostly in an extended position with the head pointing southwest. A radiocarbon date of 660-780AD from one of the skeletons is in keeping with grave goods found with two other skeletons, objects which date either from the 7th century AD, or have a wide date range (450-700AD) that encompasses the 7th century AD. Grave goods included two iron knives, a whetstone, a buckle and a ring. The bone was in poor condition. Age and/or sex estimation revealed a lack of neonates, infants and young juveniles in the sample as well as a few middle aged or older adults. One of the pathological conditions observed in this assemblage was a large abscess on an adult female possibly associated with skeletal tuberculosis. With the radiocarbon date and grave goods as a general guide to the date of the cemetery, it stands as the only example of an Anglo-Saxon or early medieval cemetery of its kind in South Yorkshire.
Author The authors of this publication or report Author:	I Kozieradzka R O'Neill
Publisher The publisher of the publication or report Publisher:	Archaeological Research & Consultancy at the University of Sheffield (ARCUS)
Other Person/Org Other people or organisations for this publication or report Other Person/Org:	Historic England (OASIS Reviewer) South Yorkshire Archaeology Service (OASIS Reviewer)
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published Year of Publication:	2008
Locations Any locations covered by the publication or report. This is not the place the book or report was published. Locations:	Site: North Ridge Community School County: South Yorkshire District: Doncaster Parish: ADWICK LE STREET Country: England Grid Reference: 453580, 408280 (Easting, Northing)
Subjects / Periods Subjects / Periods associated with this record. Subjects / Periods:	EARLY MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) BUCKLE (Object England) EARLY MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) KNIVE (Find) EARLY MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) WHETSTONE (Object England) EARLY MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) INHUMATION CEMETERY (Monument Type England) TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
Identifiers Identifiers associated with the publication. These might include DOIs, site codes, Monument Identifiers etc. Identifiers:	OASIS Id: arcus2-52541 OBIB: ARCUS Report Number 1063.2(1)
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Created Date The date the record of the pubication was first entered Created Date:	30 Apr 2020

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