Blue Bridge Lane
&
Fishergate House
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An assemblage of eighty-six lithic artefacts was recovered and subject to specialist assessment. The material was dateable to the Mesolithic to Bronze Age and selected illustration was recommended.
A total of 9398 sherds of vessel ceramic were subject to assessment; selected further analysis was recommended on the stratified Period 2 assemblages, all Period 3 material and selected medieval fabric most particularly the examination of the Humber Ware wasters with a view to reconstruction of the pottery industry. A programme of thin-section and trace element analyses were recommended to enhance the information of trade during Period 3 and the investigation of the Humber Ware production.
An assemblage of 211 sherds of glass were assessed much of which had been recovered buy fine-mesh sieving and flotation and was not identifiable to form. A full catalogue of the identifiable vessels from Period 2 to 8 was recommended alongside selected illustration and photography.
Of the 249 inhumations encountered during excavation, 244 inhumations and five cremations were excavated, and an assemblage of 8072 fragments of disarticulated human bone recovered; the assemblage was the subject of full osteological recording and analysis. The assemblage has been transferred to the care of the Department of Archaeology, Durham University.
An assemblage of 37,289 fragments of animal bone were the subject of zooarchaeological assessment and full recording of well dated and stratified Period 2 to Period 8 material was recommended. Soil samples amounting to 4847 litres of sediment were recovered; flotation and assessment of the samples was undertaken and material recovered has been included in assessment. Organic preservation was poor and a targeted programme of paraffination and examination of carbonised organic remains recommended. A medium assemblage of bone- and antler-working waste was recovered and the subject to specialist identification and recording. The material has been recommended for publication alongside the assemblage of bone, antler and ivory objects with selected illustration and photography.
Over 918kg of ceramic building material (CBM) (10,231 fragments) was the subject of full catalogue and recording. Analysis by of assemblages by period alongside thin section and trace element analysis and selected photography was recommended. An appropriate disposal policy was implemented during recording.
A large assemblage of ferrous and non-ferrous objects was recovered and has been the subject of a conservation assessment and full x-radiography. Targeted conservation and investigative cleaning has been implemented for the purposes of identification and illustration.
Assemblages of stone, glass objects and ceramic objects have been the subject of specialists identification and cataloguing. The assemblages were recommended for publication, and selected illustration and photography.
A small assemblage of metal-working slags have been the subject of specialist assessment and have been recommended for full cataloguing to identify metal-working processes and possible products.
The site archive including all assessment reports is in the care of Field Archaeology Specialists and is intended for deposition at the Yorkshire Museum. A copy of this report including a digital version will be deposited with the City if York Council.
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