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ABCD: 1619

Skeldergate York 73-5 York


Site code:
1619


Site details:
Location: Skeldergate York 73-5, York, 1978, North Yorkshire, England SE601514
Period: Roman-medieval
Category: urban colonia
Notes: bucket from lower fill of well, well deposits and buried soil
Topography: lowland river-side
Condition: waterlogged
Report type: macrofossil reports

Bibliography
Hall A R, Kenward H K and Williams D. 1980. Environmental evidence from Roman deposits in Skeldergate. The Archaeology of York AY 14(3). London: CBA. 101-56. England, North Yorkshire

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ARH - Hall, Dr Allan: EAU, York Univ

DW - Williams, Dorian: York, EAU

Sample: 1619a
Period Context Type Sediment Period Earliest date Latest date
RO.MR.LR (?13) well fill sands & silts pink b late Roman 100 400

Context integrity: 2
Context preservation: wl
Dating method: arte
Dating validity: 3
Environmental interpretion: upper fills alte 4th C dumping
Archaeological interpretion: timber-lined well

Taxalist:
Taxa name Part Preservation Problem code Quantity Abundance
Agrostemma githago pro w Q 5 2
Ajuga reptans pro w Q 2 1
Alisma sp. pro w QP 6 2
Andromeda polifolia pro w Q 3 1
Anthemis cotula pro w Q 2 1
Anthriscus caucalis/Torilis sp. pro w Q 1 1
Aphanes microcarpa pro w Q 1 1
Apium graveolens pro w Q 3 1
Arctium sp. pro w Q 1 1
Aster tripolium pro w Q 1 1
Atropa bella-donna pro w Q 4 1
Aulacomnium palustre sht w Q 2 1
Betula sp. pro w Q 1 1
Bilderdykia convolvulus pro w Q 1 1
Brassica sp. pro w QP 6 2
Bryonia dioica pro w Q 3 1
Bryum cf. capillare sht w Q 2 1
Buxus sempervirens lvs w Q 6 2
Calliergon cuspidatum sht w QT 1 1
Calliergon sp. sht w QT 4 1
Calluna vulgaris ant w Q 1 1
Calluna vulgaris fls w Q 7 2
Calluna vulgaris pro w Q 2 1
Calluna vulgaris sht w Q 7 2
Calluna vulgaris twi w Q 5 2
Cannabis sativa pro w Q 1 1
Capsella bursa-pastoris pro w Q 6 2
Carduus/Cirsium sp. pro w Q 7 2
Carex sp. pro w QP 7 2
Centaurea sp. pro w QP 5 2
Cerastium sp. pro w QP 6 2
cf. Achillea sp. pro w Q 1 1
cf. Atriplex sp. pro w Q 3 1
cf. Cardamine sp. pro w Q 1 1
cf. Centaurium sp. pro w Q 1 1
cf. Ceratodon purpureus sht w Q 2 1
cf. Cladium mariscus pro w Q 1 1
cf. Cratoneuron filicinum sht w Q 1 1
cf. Erica sp. lvs w QP 3 1
cf. Marrubium vulgare pro w Q 1 1
cf. Pastinaca sativa pro w Q 1 1
cf. Peucedanum palustre pro w Q 1 1
cf. Plantago media pro w Q 1 1
cf. Pottia truncata sht w Q 1 1
Chara sp. pro w Q 2 1
Chenopodium album pro w Q 6 2
Chenopodium polyspermum pro w Q 3 1
Chenopodium Section Pseudoblitum pro w Q 4 1
Chenopodium sp. pro w QP 3 1
Chrysanthemum segetum pro w Q 1 1
Compositae pro w Q 1 1
Coriandrum sativum pro w Q 4 1
Corylus avellana pro w Q 7 2
Crataegus sp. pro w QP 3 1
Daucus carota pro w Q 2 1
Descurainia sophia pro w Q 3 1
Dicranum sp. sht w Q 2 1
Drepanocladus sp. sht w Q 1 1
Eleocharis palustris pro w Q 7 2
Eriophorum vaginatum spn w Q 7 2
Ficus carica pro w Q 4 1
Filipendula ulmaria pro w Q 3 1
Fumaria sp. pro w Q 1 1
Galium sp. pro w QP 1 1
Gramineae pro w Q 7 2
Hippuris vulgaris pro w Q 1 1
Hydrocotyle vulgaris pro w Q 2 1
Hylocomium splendens sht w Q 7 2
Hyoscyamus niger pro w Q 4 1
Hypericum sp. pro w QP 2 1
Hypnum cupressiforme sht w Q 5 2
Juglans regia pro w Q 1 1
Juncus sp. pro w QP 7 2
Labiatae pro w Q 1 1
Lapsana communis pro w Q 3 1
Leguminosae pro w Q 3 1
Leontodon sp. pro w QP 6 2
Linum catharticum pro w Q 7 2
Linum usitatissimum pro w Q 3 1
Luzula sp. pro w QP 2 1
Lychnis flos-cuculi pro w Q 1 1
Lycopus europaeus pro w Q 1 1
Malus sp. pro w Q 2 1
Malva sp. pro w Q 1 1
Medicago lupulina pro w Q 1 1
Mentha sp. pro w QP 4 1
Menyanthes trifoliata pro w Q 2 1
Moehringia trinervia pro w Q 1 1
Myosotis sp. pro w Q 1 1
Oenanthe sp. pro w Q 1 1
Papaver cf. somniferum pro w Q 1 1
Papaver sp. pro w QP 4 1
Pedicularis palustris pro w Q 3 1
Picris hieracioides pro w Q 3 1
Plantago major pro w Q 4 1
Pleurozium schreberi sht w Q 3 1
Polygonum aviculare agg. pro w Q 6 2
Polygonum Section Persicaria pro w Q 3 1
Polytrichum sp. sht w QP 5 2
Potamogeton sp. pro w Q 1 1
Potentilla anserina pro w Q 3 1
Potentilla palustris pro w Q 1 1
Potentilla sp. pro w QP 6 2
Prunella vulgaris pro w Q 7 2
Prunus avium/cerasus pro w Q 3 1
Prunus cf. spinosa pro w Q 3 1
Prunus sp. pro w Q 1 1
Pseudoscleropodium purum sht w Q 2 1
Pteridium aquilinum pin w Q 5 2
Ranunculus flammula pro w Q 5 2
Ranunculus sardous pro w Q 1 1
Ranunculus Section Ranunculus pro w Q 7 2
Raphanus raphanistrum pro w Q 2 1
Reseda luteola pro w Q 1 1
Rhinanthus sp. pro w Q 3 1
Rosa sp. pro w Q 1 1
Rubus sp. pro w QP 7 2
Rumex acetosella agg. pro w Q 6 2
Rumex sp. pro w QP 7 2
Sambucus nigra pro w Q 6 2
Schoenoplectus sp. pro w QP 5 2
Senecio sp. pro w QP 3 1
Solanum nigrum pro w Q 4 1
Solanum sp. pro w Q 1 1
Sonchus asper pro w Q 5 2
Sonchus oleraceus pro w Q 1 1
Spergula arvensis pro w Q 2 1
Spergularia cf. marina pro w Q 1 1
Sphagnum sp. sht w Q 6 2
Stachys sp. pro w Q 1 1
Stellaria graminea pro w Q 2 1
Stellaria media/neglecta pro w Q 6 2
Stellaria sp. pro w Q 1 1
Teucrium chamaedrys/scorodonia pro w Q 1 1
Thalictrum cf. flavum pro w Q 2 1
Thalictrum cf. minus pro w Q 2 1
Thlaspi arvense pro w Q 1 1
Tortula sp. sht w Q 1 1
Triglochin maritima pro w Q 5 2
Triticum sp. brn w Q 5 2
Umbelliferae pro w Q 3 1
Urtica dioica pro w Q 7 2
Urtica urens pro w Q 6 2
Vaccinium sp. pro w QP 2 1
Veronica sp. pro w Q 1 1
Viola sp. pro w QP 2 1


Sample: 1619b
Period Context Type Sediment Period Earliest date Latest date
PH:RO.ER 2356 buried soil humic stained sandy Roman or immediatly pre-Roman -30 250

Context integrity: 2
Context preservation: wl
Dating method: C14
Dating validity: 2
Environmental interpretion: poor preservation - pastureland suggested with trampling
Archaeological interpretion: -

Taxalist:
Taxa name Part Preservation Problem code Quantity Abundance
Ajuga reptans pro w Q p 1
Alisma sp. pro w QP p 1
Aphanes arvensis agg. pro w Q p 1
Arctium sp. pro w Q p 1
Atriplex sp. pro w QP p 1
Betula sp. pro w Q p 1
Bilderdykia convolvulus pro w Q p 1
Carduus/Cirsium sp. pro w QP p 1
Carex sp. pro w QP p 1
Centaurea sp. pro w QP p 1
cf. Galium sp. pro w QP p 1
cf. Thalictrum minus pro w Q p 1
Chenopodium album pro w Q p 1
Chenopodium Section Pseudoblitum pro w Q p 1
Chenopodium sp. pro w QP p 1
Corylus avellana pro w Q p 1
Descurainia sophia pro w Q p 1
Eleocharis palustris pro w Q p 1
Ficus carica pro w Q p 1
Galeopsis tetrahit agg. pro w Q p 1
Hyoscyamus niger pro w Q p 1
Isolepis setacea pro w Q p 1
Lamium sp. pro w Q p 1
Lapsana communis pro w Q p 1
Linum catharticum pro w Q p 1
Lycopus europaeus pro w Q p 1
Mentha sp. pro w QP p 1
Menyanthes trifoliata pro w Q p 1
Moehringia trinervia pro w Q p 1
Montia fontana pro w Q p 1
Papaver sp. pro w QP p 1
Plantago major pro w Q p 1
Polygonum aviculare agg. pro w Q p 1
Polygonum lapathifolium pro w Q p 1
Potentilla anserina pro w Q p 1
Quercus sp. bds w Q p 1
Ranunculus flammula pro w Q p 1
Ranunculus sardous pro w Q p 1
Ranunculus sceleratus pro w Q p 1
Ranunculus Section Ranunculus pro w Q p 1
Raphanus raphanistrum pro w Q p 1
Rorippa cf. islandica pro w Q p 1
Rubus sp. pro w QP p 1
Rumex acetosella agg. pro w Q p 1
Rumex sp. pro w QP p 1
Sambucus nigra pro w Q p 1
Solanum sp. pro w QP p 1
Stellaria graminea pro w Q p 1
Stellaria sp. pro w Q p 1
Thlaspi arvense pro w Q p 1
Triglochin maritima pro w Q p 1
Urtica dioica pro w Q p 1
Viola sp. pro w QP p 1


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