description Coppergate (Jorvik) Overview
Coppergate is the York archaeological site associated with Jorvik, the Viking-Age name for the settlement that developed in York, England. Excavations in the late twentieth century uncovered streets, buildings, wells, workshops, and thousands of waterlogged objects, including wood, leather, textiles, seeds, and animal remains. The preserved material provides evidence about crafts, trade, diet, sanitation, and everyday life in York during the ninth and tenth centuries, and it is presented to the public through the JORVIK Viking Centre.
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What was found at the Coppergate excavation?
The excavation uncovered exceptionally preserved remains of Jorvik, the Viking Age city beneath modern York. The material provides detailed evidence about 10th-century urban life.
Where is Coppergate?
Coppergate is in York, England, at the archaeological center of the former Viking city of Jorvik. The excavation site is now associated with York's Jorvik Viking Centre.
Why are the Coppergate finds unusually well preserved?
Waterlogged archaeological deposits helped preserve organic materials that normally decay, including wood, leather, textiles, and plant remains. This gives the excavation unusual evidence for everyday life in 10th-century York.
Was Coppergate a Roman archaeological site?
The excavation is best known for revealing the Viking Age settlement of Jorvik rather than a Roman town. Its most important evidence concerns life in 10th-century York.
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