A0846 All Saints School, Nunnery Lane

Title: A0846 All Saints School, Nunnery Lane
Alternative Title: 1993.15 All Saints School, Nunnery Lane
Description: "Two parallel shallow ditches aligned north-south and containing Roman pottery of 1st-3rd century date were located in a single trench 5 x 2m excavated in advance of the construction of a classroom extension.

The proximity of the Roman cemetery found at 35-41 Blossom Street suggested that a burial found on this site may be of the same date. However the single burial was recorded within a deposit containing both 13th/14th century pottery and an 8th century styca. The burial, most of which lay beyond the confines of the trench, was aligned east-west and was at a similar height above Ordnance Datum to burials within a Roman cemetery. A number of thick build-up deposits dated to the medieval period and were cut by a post-medieval stone-lined well."
Type: Evaluation
Date: October 18, 1993 – October 1993
Creator: York Archaeological Trust
Contributor: David Evans (excavator)
Spatial Coverage: All Saints School, Nunnery Lane, York; SE59735133
Monument Type: Monument Type - Ditch; Monument Type - Inhumation; Monument Type - Build-Up; Monument Type - Well; Monument Type - School Playground
Period: Roman; Medieval; Post-Medieval; Modern

Position: 415 (207 views)