Tracing ‘pauper apprentices’ in North Yorkshire
154 skeletons representing people of all ages were recovered from the 19th-century cemetery in Fewston
Yorkshire
Multi-period cemetery discovered in West Yorkshire
One of the interments contained a lead coffin with a female occupant; such coffins are relatively uncommon in Britain, and would probably have been expensive.
Treasures of Roman Yorkshire
Review by Peter Halkon As the cover note states, this is an accessible introduction to the major artefacts and sites within the county. As Adam is a member of the curatorial staff at the Yorkshire Museum in York, the book’s…
Mesolithic site found in the Vale of Pickering
In total, the trench yielded over 1,000 stone tools and more than 200 animal bones.
UK news in brief: Roman crucifixion, Tudor paintings, and Skara Brae
A brief look at some of the latest stories within the realm of UK archaeology, including evidence of crucifixion from Roman Cambridgeshire, the discovery of Tudor wall paintings at Old Hall in Yorkshire, and the creation of a 3D model of Neolithic Orkney's Skara Brae settlement.
‘Industrial scale’ medieval tannery found at Fountains Abbey in Yorkshire
Archaeologists working at Fountains Abbey in Yorkshire have identified the remains of a monastic tannery, where animal hides would have been processed in the medieval period to produce a variety of essential materials, including vellum on which scribes would have…
Iron Age ‘shrine’ discovered in Yorkshire Wolds
The most intriguing aspect of the shrine was the discovery of the skulls of over 40 cattle which had been placed in groups or pairs
A Neolithic to Late Roman Landscape on the North-east Yorkshire Coast: excavations at Street House, Loftus, 2004-2017
Lying 2km from Loftus in North Yorkshire, Street House is home to a diverse span of archaeological evidence reflecting more than 4,500 years of activity. Stephen Sherlock has been excavating at the site since 2004, and these investigations have uncovered…
Grade I-listed Yorkshire church to install carvings of pioneering women
It was decided instead that nine new carvings commemorating trailblazing women throughout history would be installed.
Enigmatic Roman building complex discovered at Scarborough
Current theories suggest that it could be a villa or
possibly a religious sanctuary, but it probably will not be until post-excavation analysis is complete that a more definitive idea of the site’s use will be determined.
Neolithic salt production at Street House?
Many of these characteristics bear a close resemblance to other salt-production sites in Britain from the Bronze and Iron Ages, and are features in common with known Neolithic salterns from the Continent.
Contractors bid to deliver Hull’s new maritime visitor centre
The North End Shipyard is a surviving reminder of Hull's 800 years of maritime history.
Unique Roman villa unearthed in Yorkshire
This is the first Roman villa of this style to be discovered in Britain, and possibly in the entire former Roman Empire.
Medieval ‘snail-man’ mount found in Yorkshire
The British Museum reports that the snail-man mount could have been the medieval equivalent of a modern-day ‘meme’.
Life, Death, and Rubbish Disposal in Roman Norton, North Yorkshire: excavations at Brooklyn House, 2015-2016
Detailing excavations at Brooklyn House in Norton-on-Derwent, carried out by JB Archaeological Services between 2015 and 2016, this comprehensive site report sheds new light on this area of Roman Britain. Lying north-west of York, the modern town of Norton is…
Excavating the CA archive: Yorkshire 2
From Captain Cook's Cottage to Romans in the East Riding: Joe Flatman explores half a century of reports from Yorkshire
Excavating the CA Archive: Yorkshire 1
The archaeological riches of God's Own Country: Joe Flatman explores half a century of reports from the past
Finds tray – early Roman axehead
Last December, a metal-detectorist discovered this cast of a socketed axehead near Boynton in the East Riding of Yorkshire. Made of copper-alloy, it is perfectly complete but has been made in miniature, measuring only 23.9mm long. While it was probably…
Bring me my chariot: investigating burial practices in Iron Age Yorkshire
What sparked the unusual chariot burials associated with the Arras Culture in East Yorkshire? Migration has been proposed as an explanation, but a new book asks whether there are other ways by which chariot-making knowledge and burial practices could have been transferred. The reality is perhaps more mundane but, at the same time, highly informative about the diversity of lifestyles and burial practices in the British Iron Age and the ways in which people expressed their regional identity. Chris Catling reports.
If you go down to the woods… discovering Yorkshire’s hidden heritage
A wide-ranging archaeological survey across more than 1,000 hectares of Yorkshire woodland has revealed the secrets of hundreds of sites, many never recorded before. John Buglass takes us on a tour of some of the highlights.