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Of the three Cistercian houses in north Staffordshure, Hulton Abbey is the only one to have been properly investigated. Founded in 1219, it was a poor monastic house which was dissolved in 1538.
Taken from a conference of the Society for Medieval Archaeology held at York University in 2002, these fifteen papers, with an introduction and conclusion from the editors, examine the nature of urban and rural life in the Middle Ages.
The Archaeology of the 11th Century explores this formative period of English history and in particular the impact of the Conquest of England by the Normans. The volume examines how the Normans contributed to local culture, religion and society through a range of topics including food culture, funerary practices, the development of castles and their impact, and how both urban and rural life evolved during the eleventh century. Through its nuanced approach to the complex relationships and regional identities which characterized the period, this collection stimulates renewed debate and challenges some of the long-standing myths surrounding the Conquest.
This book examines what we know and do not know about different aspects of the archaeology of the early medieval Celtic churches in Celtic-speaking areas of Wales, Scotland, Ireland, south-west Britain and Brittany to compare and contrast the evidence and to suggest some avenues for future research.
This book explores this formative period of English history and in particular the impact of the Conquest of England by the Normans. It examines how the Normans contributed to local culture, religion and society through a range of topics including food culture, funerary practices, and the development of castles.century.
The demographic composition of cemeteries, burial rites and mortuary behaviour are considered alongside the political and landscape context of burial. This volume brings together a series of studies concerned with aspects of the archaeology of burial in early medieval England and Wales during the period AD 400-1100.
Excavations and surveys adjacent to Hirsel House, Coldstream, have revealed a remarkably detailed history of a proprietory church and its cemetery for a period when the parochial structure in Scotland was in course of development, and when very little is known about the fate of estate churches after they were donated to support the newly ...
The report from excavations of a thirteenth century Carmarthenshire castle, the seat of the Lords of Dryslwyn until its capture by Edward I in 1287.
26 essays explore our current knowledge of this subject and look at what sculpture can tell us about early medieval society.
This monograph is the definitive survey of iron tools and other fittings in use during the period c1066 to 1540AD.
This volume is the definitive account of the excavation which led to the discovery of the magnificent hoard of 28 pieces of Pictish silverware on St Ninians Isle, Shetland in 1958.
This book is a study of communities that drew their identity and livelihood from their relationships with water during a pivotal time in the creation of the social, economic and political landscapes of northern Europe.
In 1973 the Department of Environment and the Deserted Medieval Village Research Group arranged a rescue excavation to examine the earthworks of the medieval village of Cladecote before they were levelled and ploughed.
This volume celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Society for Medieval Archaeology (established in 1957), presenting reflections on the history, development and future prospects of the discipline.
This book provides an introduction to the Shapwick Project's objectives, geographical background and previous work in the Somerset. It deals with excavations in the outlying parish and focuses on work in the village at Shapwick House.
The excavations at South Witham in Lincolnshire produced the most complete archaeological plan of the preceptory of the Military Orders so far seen in Britain. This monograph presents the final publication of results, beginning with separate chapters dedicated to the three main phases of occupation.
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