28.3.2004: York highlights
A: The morning's walk to the last meeting at the York Archaeological Trust:
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| A model of York | The Minster in the model |
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Owls in a window |
B: Visit to the Yorvik Centre
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| Mireille de Biasi and Veerle de Troyer at the entrance to the Yorvik Centre. |
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| Different amber objects e.a. from the Viking age trade centre | Among the objects an early Christian Viking cross | A stamp for making coins. Copies of coins are being made for the visitors while they are watching the process | Bright coloured glass beads |
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| Julian Morgan, Annarella Perra and Andrew Jones discussion the principles behind the exhibition. | A Viking in a window | Andrew Jones, Jens Vermeersch and Veerle de Troyer outside the Yorvik Centre |
D: A building with dragons:
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D: The Roman Baths´ Pub:
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| The Roman Baths' Pub is a popular place for lunch | "Roman" wall paintings adorn the room | Andrew Jones and Julian Morgan in confidential conversation | Annarella Perra in a quiet moment |
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| Roman tiles from the bath house | Roman tile with imprints | "The Romans thought ..." | Roman tile fragments with footprints |
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The hypocaust floor in the bath house |
Fragments of the hypocaust floor |
E: The Archaeological Resource Centre
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Our guide tells us about the stratigraphy of York (illustrated in a special section of the centre) |
The position of the Roman sewer system in the stratigraphy |
And then it's time for "hands on archaeology": Each participant is instructed in sorting out finds |
Veerle de Troyer, Mireille de Biasi and Annarella Perra ready for sorting out finds. |
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Our guide shows us the largest faecal find from the market place excavations |
Somehow human excrements seem to make everybody happy (especially if they are a thousand years old...) |
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And then it's time for registration and drawing |
Original Samian ware fragments serve as material |
F: The Minster
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| We were shown around in the substructures of the Minster (with the Roman remains and the earlier church foundations) by Jeremy |
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A model of the Roman headquarter underlying the Minster |
The soldiers do not quite fit the size of the model... |
Fragments of a Roman wall painting with a mascerone |
Reconstruction of the wall painting |
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A Roman tile with the imprint of a dog's paw |
Samian ware for Mireille again |
A little portable stone altar |
Bone objects |
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Three ballista balls revealing the military aspect of the site |
A poster showing the three main building phases |
A Roman column from the great hall and Efi |
A reconstruction of the great hall |
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A poster about the 8th-9th century Saxon grave yard in the Minster area |
An early Christian tomb stone with Viking inspired decoration |
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A model of the Normannic church |
A "Corinthian" capital from the Normannic church |
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A clock in the Minster |
Note the Greek letters |
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The Minster: A domed chapel |
The Minster: Detail of a chapel floor |
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The heart of York from the inside |
A dragon device of unknown function |
Interior of the Minster |
Glass mosaic windows |
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The Minster in the March sunshine |
The Minster: What a view! |
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A Classic theme: The funeral of Patroclus depicted in a street painting outside the Minster (copy of a neoclassical painting by David) |
G: The walls
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A map of the city walls |
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Views from the walls |
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Remains of a Roman tower |
The daffodills below the walls |
An igloo-shaped ice house |
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Daffs around a corner tower |
More daffodills! |
H: Betty's
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After all the impression tea and scones at Betty's come as a well-deserved reward (and Mireille lookes very happy!) |
I: The multiangular tower and the wall with the strange stones
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Just before sunset we visited the multiangular tower |
Interesting architecture - and a peacock |
The peacock |
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Veerle, Julian and Annarella study the wall with the strange stones |
Some stones in the wall are "double-stones"! Discussion about why arose immediately. |
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A nice flower bed in the park |
This website has latest been updated 3.5. 2004 by Elisabeth Nedergaard
