Archaeology

ISBN: 9780714128184
Published by : British Museum Press
Series: Objects In Focus
The whalebone box known as the Franks Casket has intrigued and puzzled viewers since its rediscovery in the nineteenth century. Made in northern England in the eighth century AD, the sides and lids of the rectangular casket carry some of the ri... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781407310435
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Series: Bar BS
Volume: 569
The book systematically examines and compares a large sample of burials from the same region, Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire, in the Roman and Anglo-Saxon periods. A very detailed examination of skeletal material provides specific evidence about ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781907586149
Published by : Museum of London Archaeology
Series: MOLAS MONOGRAPH
Volume: 63
The development of the major settlement of Lundenwic in the late 7th century AD marked the rebirth of London as a town. In the following century the emporium served as a seaport for the landlocked kingdom of Mercia and played a significant role... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780956874733
Published by : East Anglian Archaeology
Series: East Anglian Archaeology Monograph
Volume: 146
The destruction by fire of a reconstruction of a Sunken-Featured Building (SFB or Grubenhaus) at West Stow in Suffolk, presented a unique opportunity for experimental archaeology, and provides new insight into the nature of burnt buildings in t... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780956874719
Published by : East Anglian Archaeology
Series: East Anglian Archaeology Monograph
Volume: 143
This comparative study of three large Middle Saxon faunal assemblages from eastern England includes the animal bone remains from the estate centres of Brandon in western Suffolk and Wicken Bonhunt in north-western Essex, and the faunal remains ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781842174845
Published by : Oxbow Books
The excavation of an area within the grounds of the Prebendal, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, adjacent to the parish church of St Mary's, showed that the town, which lies on a slight spur, is sited within a univallate Iron Age hillfo... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9783805345378
Published by : Philipp von Zabern
Series: Archäologische Führer
Just in time for the year of the Celts in 2012 Holger Mueller provides an archeological tour to the 13 most impressive celtic sites in the south of Germany. Starting in the Wetterau at the Glauberg, to the Magdalenenberg, Heuneburg, Hochdorf and M... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780955767913
Published by : Guy Points
A Gazetteer Of Anglo-Saxon & Viking Sites: County Durham & Northumberland aims to be a comprehensive guide to places, artefacts and material of Anglo-Saxon and Viking interest in County Durham and Northumberland (pre 1974 borders). Four sites in R... .... 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