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In 1817 a group of East Yorkshire gentry opened barrows in a large
Iron Age cemetery on the Yorkshire Wolds at Arras, near Market
Weighton, including a remarkable burial accompanied by a chariot
with two horses, which became known as the King’s Barrow. This
was the third season of excavation undertaken there, producing
spectacular finds including a further chariot burial and the
so-called Queen’s barrow, which contained a gold ring, many glass
beads and other items. These and later discoveries would lead to
the naming of the Arras Culture, and the suggestion of connections
with the near European continent. Since then further remarkable
finds have been made in the East Yorkshire region, including 23
chariot burials, most recently at Pocklington in 2017 and 2018,
where both graves contained horses, and were featured on BBC 4’s
Digging for Britain series. This volume bring together papers
presented by leading experts at the Royal Archaeological Institute
Annual Conference, held at the Yorkshire Museum, York, in November
2017, to celebrate the bicentenary of the Arras discoveries. The
remarkable Iron Age archaeology of eastern Yorkshire is set into
wider context by views from Scotland, the south of England and Iron
Age Western Europe. The book covers a wide variety of topics
including migration, settlement and landscape, burials,
experimental chariot building, finds of various kinds and reports
on the major sites such as Wetwang/Garton Slack and Pocklington.
According to the ancient Greek geographer Ptolemy, the Parisi tribe
occupied the area of the present-day East Riding of Yorkshire
during the Roman period. Over the last few decades our
understanding of this region and its inhabitants has been
transformed through the work of research projects, archaeological
investigation, and even chance finds. Discoveries including the
Hasholme logboat, chariot burials, hoards of Iron Age gold coins
and Roman settlements and villas have all helped to develop our
knowledge of this area and provide a fascinating insight into the
lives of a local tribe and the impact of Rome on their development.
Peter Halkon tells this captivating story of the history of the
archaeology of the Parisi, from the initial investigations in the
sixteenth century right through to modern-day investigations.
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