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The Landscape Archaeology of Anglo-Saxon England (Hardcover, New): Nicholas J. Higham, Martin J. Ryan The Landscape Archaeology of Anglo-Saxon England (Hardcover, New)
Nicholas J. Higham, Martin J. Ryan; Contributions by Carenza Lewis, Catherine E. Karkov, Cristopher Grocock, …
R2,195 Discovery Miles 21 950 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Anglo-Saxon period was crucial to the development of the English landscape, but is rarely studied. The essays here provide radical new interpretations of its development. Traditional opinion has perceived the Anglo-Saxons as creating an entirely new landscape from scratch in the fifth and sixth centuries AD, cutting down woodland, and bringing with them the practice of open field agriculture, and establishing villages. Whilst recent scholarship has proved this simplistic picture wanting, it has also raised many questions about the nature of landscape development at the time, the changing nature of systems of land management, and strategies for settlement. The papers here seek to shed new light on these complex issues. Taking a variety of different approaches, and with topics ranging from the impact of coppicing to medieval field systems, from the representation of the landscape in manuscripts to cereal production and the type of bread the population preferred, they offer striking new approaches to the central issues of landscape change across the seven centuries of Anglo-Saxon England, a period surely foundational to the rural landscape of today. NICHOLAS J. HIGHAM is Professor of Early Medieval and Landscape History at the University of Manchester; MARTIN J. RYAN lectures in Medieval History at the University of Manchester. Contributors: Nicholas J. Higham, Christopher Grocock, Stephen Rippon, Stuart Brookes, Carenza Lewis, Susan Oosthuizen, Tom Williamson, Catherine Karkov, David Hill, Debby Banham, Richard Hoggett, Peter Murphy.

The Archaeology of the East Anglian Conversion (Hardcover, New): Richard Hoggett The Archaeology of the East Anglian Conversion (Hardcover, New)
Richard Hoggett
R2,199 Discovery Miles 21 990 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The huge changes in the landscape as a result of the Christian conversion of East Anglia are examined in this multi-disciplinary study. The conversion to Christianity of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of East Anglia left huge marks on the area, both metaphorical and literal. Drawing on both the surviving documentary sources, and on the eastern region's rich archaeological record, this book presents the first multi-disciplinary synthesis of the process. It begins with an analysis of the historical framework, followed by an examination of the archaeological evidence for the establishment of missionary stations within the region's ruinous Roman forts and earthwork enclosures. It argues that the effectiveness of the Christian mission is clearly visible in the region's burial record, which exhibits a number of significant changes, including the cessation of cremation. The conversion can also be seen in the dramatic upheavals which occurred in the East Anglian landscape, including changes in the relationship between settlements and cemeteries, and thefoundation of a number of different types of Christian cemetery. Ultimately, it shows that far from being the preserve of kings, the East Anglian conversion was widespread at a grassroots level, changing the nature of the Anglo-Saxon landscape forever. Dr RICHARD HOGGETT is currently Coastal Heritage Officer with Norfolk County Council.

The Book of Happisburgh (Hardcover): Mary Trett, Richard Hoggett The Book of Happisburgh (Hardcover)
Mary Trett, Richard Hoggett
R779 R707 Discovery Miles 7 070 Save R72 (9%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This is a presentation of Happisburgh's rich archaeological and historical heritage, using archaeologiocal drawings, aerial images, historic documents, old photographs and personal recollections to tell the story of this coastal community.

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