Finds drying with Janice & Alison
In Trench 1, ashy
deposits were revealed within the building, but whether they were the
result of domestic or industrial will depend on the evidence from the
environmental sampling. Further rubble dumps to the rear of the
building were encountered – no clear signs of a ground surface
outside the building yet. More frustratingly, it became evident that
there was a post-medieval trackway between the Roman road and the
building, obscuring the relationship between the two features.
Hopefully the trackway will be removed swiftly at the beginning of
next week!
In Trench 2, the focus
was on the low-lying, north end. The sondage at the very north end
encountered a narrow channel was succeeded by a timber-lined drain,
although none of the timber lining survived, pointing to water
management.
Excavating with Richard
At least two layers of
well-constructed cobble surface overlaid the stream deposits to the
north and the series of burnt deposits and cobble surfaces to the
south, perhaps providing access to the stream from the industrial
area to the south.
Burnt deposits
In Trench 3, within the
building excavation of the base of an oven full of charcoal was
completed and the clay floors were investigated.
Planning, mattocking and trowelling
To the rear of the
building, various deposits and cobble layers were excavated, showing
that there had been considerable activity inside and outside the
building.
Excavating in Trench 3
Kurt Hunter-Mann, York Archaeological
Trust
Project Site
Director
