Heritage Strategy - Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council

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stockton-on-Tees <strong>Heritage</strong> <strong>Strategy</strong> • Round Hill Castle, Ingleby Barwick. • Larberry Pasture Settlement Site, Longnewton. • Newsham Deserted Medieval Village. • Barwick Medieval Village. • Market Cross, <strong>Stockton</strong>. • Yarm Bridge, Yarm. The Borough has approximately 1,841 recorded archaeological sites and findspots. Tees Archaeology has also directed a number of archaeological excavations throughout the Borough. A selection of the most impressive and significant ones are detailed below. ingleby barwick – bronze age cemetery A number of graves were excavated which revealed various burial practices within this Bronze Age Cemetery and required Tees Archaeology and Durham University to undertake some highly technical procedures in order to fully understand the finds and skeletons. One of the most significant burials was of a woman who was buried wearing copper jewellery, including plain and ribbed copper bangles, 41 tubular beads, 25 jet buttons and 79 very small jet beads. Due to the wintry conditions, the female’s torso was removed in one block and excavated in a laboratory at Durham University. In order to achieve this, the torso had to be frozen solid with dry ice, lifted, x-rayed and transported to the University. This reveals how challenging and delicate archaeological excavation can be in order to obtain as much information as possible from the archaeological record. Quarry Farm roman Villa, ingleby barwick The remains of what is thought to be the most northerly surviving Roman villa in the Empire have been partly excavated at Ingleby Barwick. Enclosures showing as marks in ripening cereal crops were first identified from aerial photographs taken in 1970. However, it was not until 2000 when a geophysical survey undertaken by Archaeological Services University of Durham, indicated the presence of at least three stone founded buildings. The site was then partly excavated by Durham University in 2003. Evidence was found for both circular and rectangular buildings. The rectangular buildings probably represented the homes and farmstead of a wealthy family of ‘Romanised Britons’. One of these buildings had an underfloor heating system. Adjacent to the villa there was evidence of an extensive field system and further buildings including a circular horse mill for grinding the corn grown on the estate, a well built barn/workshop and numerous corn driers. The local aristocrats who owned the site probably had close links with the Roman military and may have acted as their local representatives. The site was probably valued for its position on the River Tees where traffic and trade could easily be controlled. Thorpe Thewles iron age settlement This archaeological excavation took place in the early 1980s and provided a substantial amount of information about Ingleby Barwick Skeleton Ingleby Barwick Excavation 17
Chapter 2: Knowing our <strong>Heritage</strong> anglo-saxon norton The Anglo-Saxon cemetery in Norton was dug in the mid 1980s. It revealed the presence of 120 burials. The archaeological excavation revealed interesting details about burial position and grave goods revealed the cemetery to be Pagan. Ten male burials had their weapons buried with them. Five of the male burials had a spear, denoting the lowest social rank. The burials also contained bronze belt buckles, sleeve clasps and brooches indicating that they were fully dressed when buried. Other goods recovered included: iron keys, glass and amber bead necklaces, earthenware pots, iron knives, tweezers and pins and combs made of bone. Quarry Farm Excavation Iron Age lifestyle and settlement in this part of North- Eastern England. Further excavations took place in 1994 and then in 2003 when a Christian Anglo-Saxon cemetery was revealed at Bishopsmill School. This may have been the new cemetery accommodating the new traditions of the Christian faith. The 2003 excavation uncovered 83 graves and 107 individuals. One of the most significant finds was that of an iron strap found buried with one of the skeletons, which has been interpreted as a mid-Saxon chest fitting. Several houses were excavated revealing different phases of use and adaptation. Changes to the character of the settlement were evident – it began as an enclosed ditch settlement and gradually become more open with the removal of the surrounding bank. The excavation revealed that the community kept cattle, sheep and horses. Spindlewhorls were also uncovered indicating that they spun wool. Pottery was very simple and made from local resources, which was fired in a bonfire or simple pit-kiln. Artistic Impression - Thorpe Thewles Excavators at Norton 18
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