Archaeology

Published by : East Anglian Archaeology
Series: EAA
Volume: 24
West Stow is one of the most important Early Saxon settlements to be excavated, since it was virtually complete, and devoid of later occupation. The cemetery nearby was investigated in the early 19th century, and contained predomi... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780714128184
Published by : British Museum Press
Series: Objects In Focus
This concise, beautifully illustrated guide explores the enigmatic Franks Casket, carved from whalebone in 8th century northern England, and decorated with scenes from tales both pagan and Christian, as well as runic inscriptions. Leslie Webste... .... 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 the ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781444330199
Published by : Blackwell Publishing Ltd
This collection of new and original essays explores the relationship between contemporary critical theory and the study of Anglo-Saxon England. Core terminology familiar from critical theory, such as "ethnicity", "g... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9789004235038
Published by : Brill Academic Publishers
Early Medieval Art and Archaeology in the Northern World brings together leading experts on the European early Middle Ages in a celebration of the life and work of internationally renowned scholar James Graham-Campbell. The geogra... .... 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 rec... .... 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