Burial landscape and identity in early medieval wessex

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Multi-disciplinary investigation of Anglo-Saxon funerary traditions.



Multi-disciplinary investigation of Anglo-Saxon funerary traditions. Burial evidence provides the richest record we possess for the centuries following the retreat of Roman authority. The locations and manner in which communities chose to bury their dead, within the constraints of the environmentaland social milieu, reveal much about this transformational era. This book offers a pioneering exploration of the ways in which the cultural and physical environment influenced funerary traditions during the period c. AD 450-850, in the region which came to form the leading Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex. This was a diverse landscape rich in ancient remains, in the form of imposing earthworks, enigmatic megaliths and vestiges of Roman occupation. Employing archaeological evidence, complemented by toponymic and documentary sources and elucidated through landscape analysis, the author argues that particular man-made and natural features were consciously selected as foci for funerary events and ritual practice, becoming integral to manifestations of identity and power in early medieval society. Kate Mees is a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Archaeology, Durham University.

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Taal: en

Bindwijze: Hardcover

Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 17 mei 2019

Aantal pagina's: 324

Illustraties: Nee

Hoofdauteur: Kate Mees

Hoofduitgeverij: The Boydell Press

Extra groot lettertype: Nee

Product breedte: 170 mm

Product lengte: 240 mm

Studieboek: Ja

Verpakking breedte: 170 mm

Verpakking hoogte: 240 mm

Verpakking lengte: 240 mm

Verpakkingsgewicht: 1 g

EAN: 9781783274178

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