| Spong Hill: Part IX - Chronology and Synthesis Contributor(s): Hills, Catherine (Author), Lucy, Sam (Author) |
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ISBN: 1902937627 ISBN-13: 9781902937625 Publisher: McDonald Institute for Archaeological Researc OUR PRICE: $112.10 Product Type: Hardcover Published: August 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Archaeology - History | Europe - Medieval - History | Ancient - General |
| Dewey: 936.2 |
| Series: McDonald Institute Monographs |
| Physical Information: 1.22" H x 8.6" W x 11.35" (4.35 lbs) 424 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Spong Hill, with over 2500 cremations, remains the largest early Anglo-Saxon cremation cemetery to have been excavated in Britain. This volume presents the long-awaited chronology and synthesis of the site. It gives a detailed overview of the artefactual evidence, which includes over 1200 objects of bone, antler and ivory. Using this information, together with programmes of correspondence analysis of the cremation urns and the grave-goods, a revised phasing and chronology of the site is offered, which argues that it is largely fifth-century in date. The implications of this revised dating for interpretations of the early medieval period in Britain and further afield are explored in full. |
Contributor Bio(s): Lucy, Sam: - Sam Lucy is in charge of post-excavation and publication at the Cambridge Archaeological Unit. Her research interests are mainly in Anglo-Saxon material culture and funerary archaeology. |