Fell, D. W. and Johnson, P. G. (2021). The Evolution of Dere Street from Routeway to Motorway: Evidence from the Dishforth to Barton A1 Motorway Improvements. Northern Archaeological Associates. https://doi.org/10.5284/1086871. Cite this using datacite

Title The title of the publication or report Title:	The Evolution of Dere Street from Routeway to Motorway: Evidence from the Dishforth to Barton A1 Motorway Improvements
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DOI The DOI (digital object identifier) for the publication or report. DOI	https://doi.org/10.5284/1086871
Publication Type The type of publication - report, monograph, journal article or chapter from a book Publication Type:	Monograph
Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report Abstract:	This paper presents evidence for the development of the long-distance route known as Dere Street revealed by archaeological mitigation work during upgrading of the A1 dual carriageway to motorway status between Dishforth and Barton; stretches of Dere Street are incorporated into the route of the A1(M). The paper traces the lifetime of the road from its earliest antecedents, originally a natural routeway revealed by retreating glaciers of the last ice age, to modern times. The development of the natural routeway into a network of hollow-ways during the Late and Pre-Roman Iron Age, and subsequently into what is recognised as Dere Street during the Roman peiod, is explored. The key role played by Dere Street in the strategic infrastructure network facilitating Roman transportation into, and control of, northern England, forms the central topic. Finally, the road’s consolidation into a postal and subsequent coach route linking London with Edinburgh as part of the “Great North Road” and the advent of motorised transportation is discussed.
Author The authors of this publication or report Author:	P G Johnson D W Fell
Publisher The publisher of the publication or report Publisher:	Northern Archaeological Associates
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published Year of Publication:	2021
Locations Any locations covered by the publication or report. This is not the place the book or report was published. Locations:	Location - Auto Detected: Great North Road Location - Auto Detected: Dishforth Location - Auto Detected: Edinburgh Location - Auto Detected: Barton Location - Auto Detected: Dere Street
Subjects / Periods Subjects / Periods associated with this record. Subjects / Periods:	Roman (Auto Detected Temporal) Pre-Roman Iron Age (Auto Detected Temporal)
Source Where the record has come from or which dataset it was orginally included in. Source:	ADS Library (ADS Library)
Relations Other resources which are relevant to this publication or report Relations:	Project archive: https://doi.org/10.5284/1090391
Created Date The date the record of the pubication was first entered Created Date:	02 Jul 2021

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