Author: M. O. H. Carver
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 394
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The newest research on a major Anglo-Saxon site paints a vivid picture of the beginnings of England. [Edited by Martin Carver] For decades scholars have puzzled over the true story of settlement in Britain between the fifth and eight centuries. Did the Romans leave? Did the Anglo-Saxons invade? What happened to the British? Newlight on these questions comes unexpectedly from Wasperton, a small village on the Warwickshire Avon, where archaeologists had the good fortune to excavate a complete cemetery and its prehistoric setting. The community reused an old Romano-British agricultural enclosure, and built burial mounds beside it. There was a score of cremations in Anglo-Saxon pots; but there were also unfurnished graves lined with stones and planks in the manner of western Britain. In a pioneering analysis, including radiocarbon and stable isotopes, the authors of this book have put this variety of burial practice into a credible sequence, and built up a picture of life at the time. Here there were people who were culturally Roman, British and Anglo-Saxon, pagan and Christian in continuous use of the same graveyard and drawing on a common inheritance. Here we can see the beginnings of England and the people who made it happen- not the kings, warriors and preachers, but the ordinary folk obliged to make their own choices: choices about what nation to build and which religion to follow. MARTIN CARVER is Professor Emeritus of Archaeology at the University of York; Dr CATHERINE HILLS is Senior Lecturer in Anglo-Saxon Archaeology at the University of Cambridge; Dr JONATHAN SCHESCHKEWITZ is Officer with the Ancient Monuments authority of Stuttgart.
Wasperton
Author: M. O. H. Carver
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 394
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The newest research on a major Anglo-Saxon site paints a vivid picture of the beginnings of England. [Edited by Martin Carver] For decades scholars have puzzled over the true story of settlement in Britain between the fifth and eight centuries. Did the Romans leave? Did the Anglo-Saxons invade? What happened to the British? Newlight on these questions comes unexpectedly from Wasperton, a small village on the Warwickshire Avon, where archaeologists had the good fortune to excavate a complete cemetery and its prehistoric setting. The community reused an old Romano-British agricultural enclosure, and built burial mounds beside it. There was a score of cremations in Anglo-Saxon pots; but there were also unfurnished graves lined with stones and planks in the manner of western Britain. In a pioneering analysis, including radiocarbon and stable isotopes, the authors of this book have put this variety of burial practice into a credible sequence, and built up a picture of life at the time. Here there were people who were culturally Roman, British and Anglo-Saxon, pagan and Christian in continuous use of the same graveyard and drawing on a common inheritance. Here we can see the beginnings of England and the people who made it happen- not the kings, warriors and preachers, but the ordinary folk obliged to make their own choices: choices about what nation to build and which religion to follow. MARTIN CARVER is Professor Emeritus of Archaeology at the University of York; Dr CATHERINE HILLS is Senior Lecturer in Anglo-Saxon Archaeology at the University of Cambridge; Dr JONATHAN SCHESCHKEWITZ is Officer with the Ancient Monuments authority of Stuttgart.
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 394
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The newest research on a major Anglo-Saxon site paints a vivid picture of the beginnings of England. [Edited by Martin Carver] For decades scholars have puzzled over the true story of settlement in Britain between the fifth and eight centuries. Did the Romans leave? Did the Anglo-Saxons invade? What happened to the British? Newlight on these questions comes unexpectedly from Wasperton, a small village on the Warwickshire Avon, where archaeologists had the good fortune to excavate a complete cemetery and its prehistoric setting. The community reused an old Romano-British agricultural enclosure, and built burial mounds beside it. There was a score of cremations in Anglo-Saxon pots; but there were also unfurnished graves lined with stones and planks in the manner of western Britain. In a pioneering analysis, including radiocarbon and stable isotopes, the authors of this book have put this variety of burial practice into a credible sequence, and built up a picture of life at the time. Here there were people who were culturally Roman, British and Anglo-Saxon, pagan and Christian in continuous use of the same graveyard and drawing on a common inheritance. Here we can see the beginnings of England and the people who made it happen- not the kings, warriors and preachers, but the ordinary folk obliged to make their own choices: choices about what nation to build and which religion to follow. MARTIN CARVER is Professor Emeritus of Archaeology at the University of York; Dr CATHERINE HILLS is Senior Lecturer in Anglo-Saxon Archaeology at the University of Cambridge; Dr JONATHAN SCHESCHKEWITZ is Officer with the Ancient Monuments authority of Stuttgart.
On the Ancient British, Roman and Saxon Antiquities and Folk-lore of Worcestershire
Author: Jabez Allies
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Category : Anglo-Saxons
Languages : en
Pages : 542
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Category : Anglo-Saxons
Languages : en
Pages : 542
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Reliquiæ Hearnianæ: the remains of Thomas Hearne, extracts from his MS. diaries, collected with a few notes by P. Bliss. [Proofs of sheets [A] E, H-R, T-X, Aa, Bb, Dd-Gg, Ii-Nn, Pp. 3R with corrections by the editor, and letters from him to J.H. Markland, &c., inserted. The proofs of sheets E and Ii are each in 2 states].
Author: Thomas Hearne
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Languages : en
Pages : 398
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Languages : en
Pages : 398
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A new and complete System of Universal Geography: or an authentic history of the whole world ... Illustrated by ... a new set of accurate maps, forming a ... complete atlas
Author: Christopher Kelly
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Languages : en
Pages : 1218
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Languages : en
Pages : 1218
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An Index Rerum to Norfolk Antiquities
Author: Walter Rye
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Category : Norfolk (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 134
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Category : Norfolk (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 134
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A New and Complete System of Universal Geography, Or, An Authentic History and Interesting Description of the Whole World, and Its Inhabitants : Comprehending a Copious and Entertaining Account of All the Empires, Kingdoms, States, Republics, and Colonies, of Asia, Africa, America, and Europe... : with Faithful Accounts of All the New Discoveries, that Have Been Made by the Most Celebrated Navigators of Various Nations... : to which Will be Subjoined, a Useful Compendium of Astronomy, with Remarks on the Use of the Globes, &c. : the Whole Concluding with a Copious Index, Upon a Plan Entirely New, and Designed to Form a General Gazetteer of the World
Author: Christopher Kelly
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Languages : en
Pages : 1224
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Pages : 1224
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Illustrations, Historical and Genealogical, of King James's Irish Army List, 1689
Author: John D'Alton
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Category : Ireland
Languages : en
Pages : 550
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Category : Ireland
Languages : en
Pages : 550
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Dialogues, Poems, Songs, and Ballads
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Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 490
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Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 490
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A Manual for the Genealogist, Topographer, Antiquary, and Legal Professor
Author: Richard Sims
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Category : Archives
Languages : en
Pages : 614
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Category : Archives
Languages : en
Pages : 614
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A Manual for the Genealogist, Topographer, Antiquary, and Legal Professor, Consising of Descriptions of Public Records; Parochial and Other Registers; Wills; County and Family Histories; Heraldic Collections in Public Libraries, Etc., Etc
Author: Richard Sims
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Category : Archives
Languages : en
Pages : 616
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Category : Archives
Languages : en
Pages : 616
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