Coppergate, York
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Coppergate, York is a historic street and area in York, England, renowned for major Viking-age archaeological discoveries that led to the creation of the Jorvik Viking Centre.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic area
ⓘ
street ⓘ |
| administrativeAuthority | City of York Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| archaeologicalExcavation | Coppergate excavations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| archaeologicalStratigraphyDepth | up to several metres of urban deposits ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| discoveredRemainsOf |
Viking-age artefacts
ⓘ
Viking-age timber buildings ⓘ Viking-age workshops ⓘ organic materials preserved in waterlogged deposits ⓘ |
| economicRole | contributes to York tourism economy ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | York Archaeological Trust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavationEndDate | 1981 ⓘ |
| excavationStartDate | 1976 ⓘ |
| gaveRiseTo | Jorvik Viking Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAttraction |
Coppergate Shopping Centre
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jorvik Viking Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBuildingType |
modern shopping complex
ⓘ
museums ⓘ shops ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod |
Viking Age
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
medieval period ⓘ |
| hasLandUse | retail area ⓘ |
| hasTourismTheme |
Viking heritage
ⓘ
archaeology ⓘ |
| heritageSignificance | major source of evidence for Viking-age urban life in England ⓘ |
| historicalCityNameContext | Jorvik (Viking York) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Jorvik Viking Centre
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Viking-age archaeological discoveries ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
North Yorkshire ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricCore | within York city walls ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Castlegate, York
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Clifford's Tower NERFINISHED ⓘ Pavement, York NERFINISHED ⓘ York Castle area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | city centre of York ⓘ |
| preservationConditions | waterlogged anaerobic deposits ⓘ |
| streetNameEtymology | derived from Old Norse and Old English elements related to trade or crafts ⓘ |
| timeDepthOfOccupation | over 1000 years ⓘ |
| transportAccess | pedestrianised or partially pedestrianised street ⓘ |
| urbanFunction |
commercial street
ⓘ
tourist destination ⓘ |
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