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Archaeological Investigations at Former Carpet Right, Layerthorpe, York |
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York Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract: |
Between the 18th July and the 2nd August 2019 York Archaeological Trust conducted a trial trench evaluation and borehole monitoring exercise at The Former Carpet Right, Layerthorpe, York (SE 60902 52096). The works initially involved the excavation and recording of six evaluation trenches and the monitoring of six archaeological boreholes and seven geoscience boreholes. A further trench is to be undertaken once the site has been conditioned, and the existing warehouse demolished. It is clear that a clearance event had occurred at some point during the 20th century across what is now the car park of the former Carpet Right store. The evaluation trenches and boreholes located in the car park revealed natural deposits of clay at between 0.52m and 0.64m BGL, which were immediately overlaid by modern deposits of compacted hard core and tarmac - no earlier material, residual or otherwise, was recovered. Trench 2 to the north-west of the site uncovered a late post-medieval wall, thought to be the remains of a pre-1850 building (Figure xx). Four archaeological boreholes located within the footprint of the former Carpet Right store were unable to be completed due to the presence of concrete at around 0.5m BGL. However, two geoscience boreholes that were able to be cored along the south-west edge of the site revealed the presence of alluvial clays, potential ground raising deposits and possible made ground or demolition deposits associated with the earlier development on the site in the 19th and 20th century. |
Author: |
C Jackson
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York Archaeology
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Year of Publication: |
2019
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York, unparished area |
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North Yorkshire |
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York |
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England |
Grid Reference: 460901, 452095 (Easting, Northing)
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yorkarch1-363203 |
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Report No. 2019/111 |
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This report was uploaded to the OASIS system by the named Publisher. The report has been transferred into the ADS Library for public access and to facilitate future research.
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19 May 2022 |