Given the archaeological significance of the City of York, and its location on the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss, waterlogged deposits proliferate providing excellent opportunities for the recovery of preserved historical remains from a range of sites.

The Second Annual Report on the major excavations that took place in York in the 1970's. this one reporting on excavations at Bishophill, Skeldergate, The Bedern and St Helen-on-the-Walls.