Frequently Asked Questions

Please review the Rights Holder and Rights metadata properties on each fascicule's webpage for details on the copyright holder and reuse permissions specific for each fascicule.

When York Archaeological Trust is the Rights Holder, the digitised fascicules are published under the Creative Commons licence CC BY 4.0. This licence allows researchers and members of the public to reuse any part of the fascicules for their own purposes so long as appropriate attribution is given to York Archaeological Trust. You can read more about this Creative Commons licence type here.

How are small finds identified in the fascicules?

Each small find is identified by two numbers: the catalogue number, which is used to refer to it within the fascicule, and the small find number, which is used to refer to it within our internal database and the broader context of the excavation. The catalogue number is italicised and always at the start of each catalogue entry. The small find number is always towards the end of the catalogue entry and has the prefix “sf.”

How can I access the materials discussed in these fascicules?

Please visit our Enquiries page for more details.

Why don’t page numbers always start at 1?

As each volume (e.g. AY17 The Small Finds) covers a specific topic, there is a continuous page numbering system in place across the fascicules in that volume. In practice, this means that Fascicule 1 of Volume 17 starts with page 1 and ends with page 30, and Fascicule 2 continues the volume by beginning with page 31.

Why isn’t _________ fascicule available?

The Archaeology of York series comprises 72 total fascicules. The Collections & Archives department at York Archaeology have scanned, cleaned, flattened, analysed through OCR, and compiled into complete PDF copies for each fascicule, thanks to a financial contribution by the Friends of the York Archaeological Trust.

Please note that only fascicules which are currently out of print are available for download.

Why are the scans of differing quality?

Where possible, the digital fascicules were created using the same files prepared in the course of physical publication. These files allow the creation of high quality digital surrogates. However, as YAT has been publishing this series since the early 1970s, many of the fascicules predate digital publishing techniques. Digitising these older works required us to scan the original books. While we have aimed to make these scans as clean and readable as possible, it is unavoidable that this method results in lower quality surrogates.

How can I get a physical print copy of the fascicules?

While supplies last, some fascicules are available for sale in the JORVIK Viking Centre gift shop in York. The same volumes may also be available in the JORVIK Group Shop online shop.

Additionally, within the metadata for each fascicule we have included the necessary information and outbound links to locate copies of our fascicules in libraries within York, across the UK, and worldwide.

In the OCLCNum property, the provided number and URL link to the Online Computer Library Center’s Worldcat database which locates copies of the fascicule in libraries around the world.
For residents of York, links in the Relation property will identify printed copies in the University of York Library Explore York libraries.
Lastly, the ISBN10 and ISBN13 properties provide the fascicule's unique International Standard Book Number which may be used to find a copy for sale by 3rd party booksellers.

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