York Historic Environment Record

WATCHING BRIEF A series of sewer repairs on Pavement. 1990.31 Pavement Sewer Flue Repair No.2: Watching Brief A watching brief was undertaken during sewer repair. It was not possible to make any drawn record of this hole, which measured 2 x 2.5m and was approximately 3.6m deep. It penetrated several organically rich layers. Objects retrieved unstratified from the contractor's spoil heaps included leather offcuts, a sawn antler tine, and pieces of 10th century Stamford ware crucible. NMR sources: York Archaeological Trust Hall R & Marwood R/1990/Pavement Sewer Flue Repair No 3 (32 Pavement), York: Watching Brief (YAT No 1990.33). York Archaeological Trust annual report /1990-91/26-28 York Archaeological Trust Fascicule 8.3/1991/278-281 Medieval archaeology : journal of the Society for Medieval Archaeology XXXV/1991/199