P5251 Utility trench, Robin Grove, York
Item
- Title
- P5251 Utility trench, Robin Grove, York
- Description
- No finds were recovered from any of the trenches so any dating remains speculative. Context 1000 in Trench 4 and Context 1007 in Trench 16 were probably both natural and their relative proximity to the modern ground surface compared to the trenches in the gardens may indicate that topsoil has been brought in to raise the level of the gardens. The lower mid brown silts seen in Trenches 4 and 11 may be pre-modern agricultural soils although might be the product of modern landscaping. The possible ditch seen in Trench 16 is of some interest since it does seem to indicate that buried cut features can and do survive in the area which has been the subject of little or no archaeological recording in the past. Overall it would appear that the works have caused relatively little damage to the archaeology of the area and have provided a hint of the potential for remains of at least moderate archaeological interest surviving in this part of York.
- Type
- Watching Brief
- Date
- 9 June 2009 – 12 June 2009
- Creator
- York Archaeological Trust
- Contributor
- Dave Evans (Fieldwork)
- Spatial Coverage
- Robin Grove, York
- SE58935102
- Period
- Prehistoric
- Post-medieval
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