Jockey Rehabilitation Centre, Malton
A 0.725-hectare excavation ahead of the Injured Jockeys' Rehabilitation Centre revealed Romano-British activity and an enduring local association with horses.
Ahead of construction of the Injured Jockeys' Rehabilitation Centre, MAP archaeologically excavated an area of approximately 0.725 hectares.
The open-area excavation examined the southern, eastern and western boundaries of an enclosure, possible internal activity and a post-medieval linear feature. A significant assemblage of Romano-British pottery was recovered alongside quantities of animal bone.
The animal bone included many horse bones from foals and adults, several of which were too young to have been broken for work. The discoveries show that the new centre continues an association with horses extending back around 2,000 years.
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