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The Anglo-Saxon Cemetery at Blacknall Field, Pewsey, Wiltshire

by F K Annable and B N Eagles

This meticulously researched monograph was commenced by Ken Annable who directed the excavation of the early pre-Christian Saxon cemetery in the Vale of Pewsey between 1969 and 1976. Following Annable's death the work was taken up by Bruce Eagles with the support of an international team of twenty-two specialists, many of them renowned in their fields. The 104 graves of the Blacknall Field cemetery contained a wealth of high quality and remarkable grave goods, including swords, spears, shields, a remarkably wide range of brooches, beads, neck rings, dress pins, knives and pottery. These artefacts and the human remains are described and discussed along with the social structure of the community and placed in their wider European context. 400p, 1200 drawings, 66 col and b/w photos, 54 tbls, maps and grave plans (Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society 2010)

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"The report has much to offer a range of specialists, with high production standards, many colour photographs and excellent line drawings. The result is an important contribution for Anglo-Saxon cemetery studies in the south-west."

Tim Pestell
British Archaeology (July/August 2011)

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