Digital Data from the Excavation of Sawcliffe 'Sheffield's Hill' Anglo-Saxon cemeteries, North Lincolnshire, 1993-1996

This collection comprises a database, images, and GIS data relating to the excavation of the Sawcliffe 'Sheffield's Hill' Anglo-Saxon cemeteries, North Lincolnshire. This resource catalogues the finds and spatial data from the excavation of two, adjacent, Anglo-Saxon cemeteries, Sawcliffe I, of sixth century date, and Sawcliffe II, dating to the seventh century. They were on the crest of the north-south escarpment of Lincoln Edge, 9km south of the Humber and in the parish of Roxby-cum-Risby, North Lincolnshire, SE 909154. They were discovered by metal detector users in 1992 and were in the process of being destroyed by ploughing and the erosion of the sandy soil. Seventh century finds suggested that the site had great potential and should be recorded. Fortunately, the North Lincolnshire Museum had the capacity to carry out an excavation and, with the aid of volunteers working under the direction of the Museum's Kevin Leahy and David Williams, the site was fully excavated between 1993 and 1996.

本数据集涵盖与北林肯郡索克利夫“谢菲尔德山”盎格鲁-撒克逊墓地考古发掘相关的数据库、影像资料与地理信息系统（GIS）数据。本资源收录了两处毗邻的盎格鲁-撒克逊墓地——年代为6世纪的索克利夫I号墓地与7世纪的索克利夫II号墓地——的出土文物与空间数据。两处墓地坐落于林肯崖南北向陡崖的山脊之上，距亨伯河以南9公里，地处北林肯郡罗克斯比与里斯比联合教区，坐标为SE 909154。1992年，金属探测器爱好者发现了该墓地群，彼时其正因耕作翻土与沙质土壤侵蚀而遭到破坏。7世纪的出土文物显示该遗址具有极高研究价值，亟需开展记录工作。所幸北林肯郡博物馆具备开展考古发掘的能力，在博物馆馆员凯文·利希（Kevin Leahy）与戴维·威廉姆斯（David Williams）的指导下，志愿者参与了发掘工作，该遗址于1993年至1996年间完成全面发掘。