GRAVES from a Roman cemetery and buried
prehistoric artefacts are among the discoveries identified in the latest
searches by theSouth Yorkshire Archaeological Service.
Experts from the service carry out
examinations of proposed development sites around the county to ensure secrets
from the past are not misses.
One of their latest discoveries involved
checking aerial photographs of land earmarked for a new school and gospel hall
on Todwick Road, North Anston.
In their report, archaeologists said:
“A study demonstrates the application area sits within a landscape of
later prehistoric and Roman features visible as crop marks.
“There is, therfore, potential for
archaeological remains relating to these periods to exist on site.”
The report recommends a search of the
site for remains.
Meanwhile, excavations at Waterdale,
Doncaster town centre, have found evidence of a Roman cemetery.
Archaeologists reported: “Between
20 and 30 individual burials were identified, along with a number of complete
cremation urns, pottery, glass vessels and oil lamps. Bulk samples indicate
evidence for feasting and votive offerings and some burnt material is suggested
to be the site of a funeral pyre.”
Other findings include evidence of a
possible iron age settlement and fields on a site at Goldthorpe Industrial
Estate.
A trackway and Romano-British field
boundaries, dating back about 2,000 years, were found buried beneath land at
Outwood Academy, Doncaster.
In Sheffield, archaeologists have asked
for a record to be made of the history of the former Abbey Glen laundry,
Coniston Road, Abbeydale, in case it is demolished for redevelopment, because
of the building’s ‘importance as a local historic structure’.
Archaeologists will also record the
condition of a historic waterwheel site at Kelham Island Goit, before a new
wheel is built there to generate electricity. There are currently features from
the 17th-19th centuries at the site.
From: http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/local/prehistoric-and-roman-remains-are-discovered-1-4339119
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