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SWYOR-DABBC7: Roman or Modern jet waste

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WASTE

Unique ID: SWYOR-DABBC7

Object type certainty: Certain
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Eleven pieces of jet, probably waste material from jet working. Eight of the pieces have scratch marks and sawmarks on them suggesting they are worked to a limited degree, though none are carved or polished. One of the main sources of jet is Whitby on the East Coast of Yorkshire, and jet was taken to York to be worked as well as there being smaller workshops in other local towns. This group was found en route between Whitby and York. Jet jewellery was very popular in the Roman period, but also in the Victorian era (Allason-Jones, 1996, Roman Jet in the Yorkshire Museum). This material was found near to a Roman fort and Vicus, so a Roman date is possible, but a Victorian date seems just as likely. With no datable associated finds or clear decoration, it is impossible to assign a more accurate date.

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: AD 1900

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 11
Weight: 36.68 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 3rd March 2008

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Jet or Shale
Completeness: Fragment

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Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Ryedale (District)
Parish or ward: Norton-on-Derwent (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE7972
Four figure Latitude: 54.137778
Four figure longitude: -0.792312
1:25K map: SE7972
1:10K map: SE77SE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

References cited

Author Publication Year Title Publication Place Publisher Pages Reference
Allason-Jones, L. 1996 Roman Jet in the Yorkshire Museum Hampshire The Yorkshire Museum

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Audit data

Recording Institution: SWYOR
Created: 15 years ago
Updated: 11 years ago

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