Abstract Two phases of medieval activity were identified during excavation within three fields at Mill Lane, Leeming (centred at SE 290 890) in 2009 in advance of widening works during upgrading of the A1 to motorway status.The earlier phase, dating probably to the later eleventh or twelfth century, included an area containing truncated remains of a series of pits, gullies, and ditches containing large, unabraded sherds of pottery and carbonised plant assemblages considered indicative of domestic activity. Although no structures were identified, the evidence suggests the presence of a small farmstead undertaking mixed arable cultivation and possibly dairying. Nearby was a large ditched enclosure containing a series of smaller enclosures possibly associated with stock-handling. In the thirteenth century, perhaps in association with a new settlement at Leeming first documented in c. AD 1200, the whole area was divided by ditches into a series of strip-fields containing ridge-and-furrow. These cut across the features of the earlier settlement, indicating either that these had already been abandoned or were cleared for the new agricultural regime. The large enclosure was retained but converted to arable use.

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北约克郡利明 Mill Lane 的中世纪活动

摘要 2009 年，在 A1 升级为高速公路状态期间的拓宽工程之前，在 Leeming Mill Lane（以 SE 290 890 为中心）的三个区域内的挖掘过程中确定了中世纪活动的两个阶段。早期阶段，可能追溯到晚期11 或 12 世纪，包括一个区域，其中包含一系列坑、沟渠和沟渠的截断残骸，其中包含大量未磨损的陶器和碳化植物组合，被认为是家庭活动的象征。虽然没有确定结构，但证据表明存在一个从事混合耕作和可能的乳业的小农庄。附近是一个大型沟渠围栏，其中包含一系列可能与库存处理有关的较小围栏。在十三世纪，也许与在 c 中首次记录的 Leeming 的新定居点有关。公元 1200 年，整个地区被沟渠划分为一系列包含脊沟的带状田地。这些跨越了早期定居点的特征，表明这些地方要么已经被废弃，要么已经被新的农业制度清理干净。大围栏被保留，但转换为耕地使用。