EYO4468 - Heslington East Area B6

Type

EVALUATION

Location

Location Heslington East
Grid reference SE 6460 5130 (point)
Map sheet SE65SW
Unitary Authority City of York, North Yorkshire

Technique(s)

Organisation

York Archaeological Trust

Date

2009

Map

Description

Between 8th and 10th December 2009, York Archaeological Trust undertook an archaeological evaluation within a field (designated Area B6), located at the eastern-most end of Kimberlow Hill, Heslington, York, North Yorkshire. The results of the excavations gave little insight into the development of a sequence of well defined and complex palaeochannels. One of these contained well preserved root material which provided a C14 date of 2910 – 2880 BC (Middle Neolithic). The fills of the channels are the result of natural and human interaction, attested to by a pair of posts which had been inserted into the top of the later channel sequence in the middle Iron Age (400 – 200 BC). These may have formed a part of an east-west alignment in the landscape. The results also showed a high probability of the survival of a sealed, well preserved Holocene landscape.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Unpublished document: YAT. 2010. Heslington East Area B6.

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Record last edited

Jul 16 2020 2:29PM

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