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Britain and the End of the Roman Empire (Paperback, New Ed)
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Britain and the End of the Roman Empire (Paperback, New Ed)
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The end of the Roman period and the early development of Post-Roman
Kingdoms are two of the most important and most debated subjects
for archaeologists and historians. Questioning many current
assumptions, this book presents a radical reinterpretation of
Britain in the period 400-600. Drawing attention to far greater
similarities between immediately post-Roman Britain and the rest of
Europe than previously thought possible, it highlights the
importance of fifth-sixth-century Britain in understanding wider
themes regarding the end of the Western roman empire as a whole. A
very wide range of archaeological and written evidence from the
whole of Britain is discussed, rather than focusing on either
Anglo-Saxon or Celtic archaeology alone. Burials, settlements and
religious centres are brought into the discussion, alongside new
material and more obscure data from scattered sources. The final
occupation of Roman towns, forts and villas is examined, and
post-Roman hill-forts such as Tintagel, Dinas Powys and Cadbury
Congresbury is evaluated. Anglo-Saxon and early Christian
cemeteries such as Spong Hill and Cannington are considered, and
evidence for the earliest British monasteries explored. This book
not only offers an exciting new interpretation of Britain in the
fifth and sixth centuries AD but is probably the most comprehensive
survey of the archaeological and written evidence for the period.
It will be indispensable for professional and amateurs
archaeologists alike and invaluable for students of British, Roman
or Medieval archaeology and history at all levels.
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