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Monument Type - Organic Dump
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P0633 Former Old Priory Youth Club, 2a Nunnery Lane Deposits to the north-eastern end of the site were interpreted as relating to the medieval town ditch. Waterlain silts were sealed by a later medieval organic dump, which was subsequently sealed by a late medieval or early post-medieval levelling deposit. A modern garden soil then raised the ground surface to its present (post-demolition height). Deposits to the south-east of the site were found to be shallower, natural being found at only 2.5m from the surface. Archaeological deposits here probably related to agricultural activity from the Roman to the medieval periods.
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P0651 2 Clifford Street Excavation during the lowering of the basement floor revealed deposits which may represent dumping or collapse/accumulation in the late or immediate post-Roman period. They lay below a metalled surface also assumed to be of late or post-Roman date, as its alignment was contrary to the medieval (and assumed Anglo-Scandinavian) street pattern. Partially preserved Anglo-Scandinvian wattle fences aligned parallel and at 90 degrees to King Street (medieval Cargate) were sealed by a series of dumped slightly organic deposits. Further fence -lines were sealed by dumped domestic refuse of Anglo-Scandinavian date.
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P0362/P0387/P0458 Davygate Centre Medieval structural features were encountered and dated to the 14th century. A 19th century building had truncated other earlier deposits. This building appeared to equate with the New Street Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, constructed in 1805.
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P0255 Merchant Exchange, Queen's Staith Organic dumped material and alluvial silts were observed in borehole cores and natural was observed at approximately 8m below ground surface.
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P0234 10 Coppergate Natural clay was observed at approximately 8m below ground surface in a borehole core. Above this organic material thought to be of Anglo-Scandinavian date was recorded.
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A0595 1-9 Micklegate [Queens Hotel] Test pits Test pits were dug to establish the depth below ground at which Anglo-Scandinavian and Roman deposits might be encountered.
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A0589 12 King Street / 2 Cumberland St boreholes A series of boreholes were observed. Organic material and natural deposits were encountered.
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A0440 Micklegate Observations in a contractor's trench revealed the presence of organic build-up deposits of presumed Anglo-Scandinavian date.
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A0308 All Saints' Church, Pavement An earlier part of the church, possibly a side chapel, was investigated. It was observed to comprise a timber raft with stone foundations, and mixed limestone and gritstone wall, close to the chancel of All Saints' Church. The material it cut into was organic dump containing leather off-cuts.
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A0306 31/32 Fossgate Piled foundations were observed to disturbed deep organic levels of presumed Anglo-Scandinavian and possible earlier date.
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A0088 All Saints, Pavement Excavations inside the church revealed occupation deposits above the natural clay. A foundation to a wall with a plastered face was also revealed. Outside the church inhumations and post-medieval coffins were encountered. Organic material likely to have been of Anglo-Scandinavian date was observed in borehole cores.
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A0064 Gillygate Observations in the section of contractor's trench running along the east side of Gillygate included traces of Roman occupation, organic material, and medieval occupation layers from a depth of 0.60m below the ground surface.
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A0365 1- 9 Bridge Street Structural remains encountered by this excavation included stone walls which may have been part of both riverside building(s) and buildings fronting Skeldergate and may date from the later medieval period, (post 13th century). Timber structural remains were also recorded. Other medieval activity on the site was represented by a pathway and quantities of dumped material some of which had organic content. River silts which accumulated in this period were also excavated. In the centre of the site an alley was found flanked by stone post-medieval buildings. A 20th century timber lined pit was found near to the Queen's Staith frontage.