In the course of the fifth century, the farms and villas of lowland Britain were replaced by a
new, distinctive form of rural settlement: the settlements of Anglo-Saxon communities. This …

It has long been recognized that the landscape of Britain is one of the'richest historical
records we possess', but just how old is it? The Fields of Britannia is the first book to explore …

Figure 34. Detail of Godmanchester plan showing possible livestock-sorting arrangement 48
Figure 35. Distribution of sites with faunal assemblages with at least 300 cattle, sheep and …

This book explores the development of territorial identity in the late prehistoric, Roman, and
early medieval periods. Over the course of the Iron Age, a series of marked regional …

An exploration of small early folk communities prior to the eleventh century, showing their
development and sophistication. All communities have a strong sense of identity with the …

Abstract REGIONAL VARIATION IN LANDSCAPE CHARACTER has in the past been
studied by archaeologists in terms of its physical manifestations such as different settlement …

This paper reports on the excavation of a small, but high-status, later seventh-century Anglo-
Saxon cemetery in Ely. Of fifteen graves, two were particularly well furnished, one of which …

This paper presents a fundamental new assessment of crop husbandry in the Mid Saxon
period in England (c. AD 650–850), using data from charred plant remains. While recent …

Over the past decade, historians and archaeologists have become increasingly aware that
the Mid Saxon period in England (7th-9th centuries AD) witnessed a transformation in …

A Middle Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Chesterton Lane Corner, Cambridge, has been
radiocarbon dated to the seventh to ninth centuries with its floruit in the eighth century and …