Boyle, A., Ashley Tuck. and Cassels, A. (2017). Cornerstone, Halifax, West Yorkshire: Archaeological Mitigation Report. Wessex Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1100260. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Cornerstone, Halifax, West Yorkshire: Archaeological Mitigation Report
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Series:		 Wessex Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 Wessex Archaeology was commissioned by Mouchel Advisory and Project Services on behalf of the Square Chapel Centre for the Arts (hereafter 'the Client') to undertake mitigation works in the form of a strip and record at the Square Chapel, Halifax, West Yorkshire. This phase of excavation has facilitated osteological recording of 122 skeletons from Halifax dating from around 1772 until at least 1885. This evidence adds to an existing corpus of 203 skeletons excavated in 2014 (Williams 2016). The skeletons recovered from the Square Chapel represent a reasonably healthy population with low rates of osteoarthritis, infection and metabolic disease, who are likely to have avoided the worst overcrowding of the period. High rates of sinusitis and pulmonary conditions (and a possible case of tuberculoid meningitis) may have been promoted by air pollution. Rates for all dental pathologies among the adults were higher than the averages for the period. Rates of ante-mortem tooth loss were particularly high. A diet rich in sugar and other cariogenic foods combined with poor oral hygiene is likely. Trauma and degenerative joint disease were common among the adults from this group. Two families were traced using information from depositum plates. The contrasting lives of these two families highlight both the inequalities of the industrial revolution and the egalitarian nature of religious practice of the period, particularly of non-conformism. The foundations of the early 19th century former sunday school were also recorded.
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Author:		 Angela Boyle
Ashley Tuck
A Cassels
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Publisher:		 Wessex Archaeology
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Year of Publication:		 2017
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County: West Yorkshire
Parish: Calderdale, unparished area
District: Calderdale
Country: England
Grid Reference: 409619, 425038 (Easting, Northing)
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POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
POST MEDIEVAL COFFIN FITTING (Tag)
POST MEDIEVAL SUNDAY SCHOOL (Tag)
COFFIN FITTING (Object England)
EXCAVATION (Event)
SUNDAY SCHOOL (Monument Type England)
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OASIS Id: wessexar1-277430
OBIB: 100243.03
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Created Date:		 12 Oct 2022