Yorkshire Archaeological Journal Pub Date : 2021-07-30 , DOI: 10.1080/00844276.2021.1917893 Helen Evans 1 , Tom Booth 2 , Antony Dickson 1 , Denise Druce 1 , Lauren McIntyre 3 , Mandy Jay 4 , Adam Tinsley 1 ,
Abstract
Archaeological excavations ahead of the enlargement of Melton Quarry, in 2003, 2012 and 2015, have provided a regionally significant dataset which will aid better understandings of prehistoric occupation and burial on the south-eastern Yorkshire Wolds. Bayesian radiocarbon modelling has identified three main phases of occupation on the site, during the middle Neolithic and Beaker periods and the later Bronze Age. The character, dates and settings of the features share similarities with examples identified in the central and northern Wolds, which were investigated by antiquarians, and in the mid-twentieth century. In addition to providing comparative evidence for these better-known (but less well-understood) sites, Melton Quarry has provided an important suite of radiocarbon dates, scientific analysis of burials and evidence for prehistoric occupation and agricultural practice. A large Romano-British ditch also crossed the site, its upper fills containing a tenth- or eleventh-century AD inhumation.
中文翻译:
Wold-Edge 的史前职业和墓葬:Melton Quarry、North Ferriby、East Riding 的挖掘
摘要
2003 年、2012 年和 2015 年梅尔顿采石场扩建之前的考古发掘提供了一个具有区域意义的数据集,这将有助于更好地了解约克郡东南部的史前占领和墓葬。贝叶斯放射性碳模型确定了该遗址的三个主要占领阶段,即新石器时代中期和烧杯时期以及青铜时代后期。这些特征的特征、日期和设置与在中西部和北部 Wolds 中发现的例子有相似之处,这些例子由古物学家调查,以及在 20 世纪中叶。除了为这些较知名(但不太了解)的地点提供比较证据外,梅尔顿采石场还提供了一套重要的放射性碳日期,对史前职业和农业实践的墓葬和证据的科学分析。一条巨大的罗马-英式沟渠也穿过该遗址,其上部填充物包含公元 10 世纪或 11 世纪的土葬。