Anglo-Saxon, Viking & Early Medieval Europe (up to AD1000)

ISBN: 9780861591855
Published by : British Museum Company Ltd.
Series: British Museum Research Publication
Volume: 185
Written by the leading authority on the subject, the catalogue focuses on the entire non-numismatic contents of the Cuerdale hoard (discovered in 1840), together with all the other hoards and single-finds of gold and silver artefacts (ornaments... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781407309224
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Explorer Helge Ingstad set out in the 1960s to search for the much hypothesized and mythical Norse land of Vinland. Vinland, originally discovered by Leif Erikson c. 1000 CE, is described in two sagas written in the thirteenth century: the Saga... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781870545235
Published by : Canterbury Archaeological Trust
Series: Archaeology of Canterbury
Volume: 6
The 1994 excavations at Buckland, Dover, uncovered another 244 graves in the extensive Anglo-Saxon cemetery first excavated by Professor Vera Evison in 1951-3. Just over two thirds of the burials contained grave goods. Several male burials cont... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780946722228
Published by : York Archaeological Publications
Series: WHARRAM SETTLEMENT SERIES
Volume: 13
The final volume in the series Wharram: A Study of Settlement on the Yorkshire Wolds charts the history of Wharram Percy from later prehistoric times down to the 16th century. The first part of the volume summarises the excavation programme and... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781842174753
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: Celtic Studies Publications
Volume: 15
This book is an exploration of the new idea that the Celtic languages originated in the Atlantic Zone during the Bronze Age, approached from various perspectives: pro and con, archaeology, genetics, and philology. This 'Celtic Atlantic Bronze A... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9789979549239
Published by : Iceland University Press
The Viking congresses bring together scholars of archaeology, philology, history, toponymy, numismatics and a number of other disciplines to discuss the Viking Age from a variety of viewpoints.

This volume contains 31 peer-reviewed papers s... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780714128252
Published by : British Museum Press
The objects unearthed in 1939 from an Anglo-Saxon ship-burial at Sutton Hoo, Suffolk, rank among the most splendid treasures in the collection of the British Museum. Bringing together fine craftsmanship from England, Germany, Scandinavia, Alexa... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781407307657
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
This study is the result of a long standing interest by the author in the expression of social identities of the past, perhaps more specifically, social identities as translated through gender, and their resulting cultural expressions and mate... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781407308241
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
The translated title of this work is: Gotland Picture Stones of the Migration- and Vendel periods as Reflections of the Early Historical Cultural Environment. Gotland has a prominent position within northern Europe due to the quantity and wealt... .... Learn More