Burial in later Anglo-Saxon England c. 650-1100 AD / edited by Jo Buckberry and Annia Cherryson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Buckberry, Jo.

Cherryson, Annia.

Series:

Studies in funerary archaeology ; v. 4.

Studies in funerary archaeology ; v. 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Funeral rites and ceremonies, Medieval--England.

Funeral rites and ceremonies, Medieval.

Burial--England--History.

Burial.

Civilization, Anglo-Saxon.

Human remains (Archaeology)--England.

Human remains (Archaeology).

Anglo-Saxons--England--Antiquities.

Anglo-Saxons.

Great Britain--Civilization--To 1066.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 142 pages) : illustrations, maps.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; Oakville, Conn. : Oxbow Books, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Traditionally the study of early medieval burial practices in England has focused on the furnished burials of the early Anglo-Saxon period with those of the later centuries perceived as uniform and therefore uninteresting. The last decade has seen the publication of many important cemeteries and synthetic works demonstrating that such a simplistic view of later Anglo-Saxon burial is no longer tenable. The reality is rather more complex, with social and political perspectives influencing both the location and mode of burial in this period.

Contents:

Cover; List of Contributors; Introduction; 1. Cemetery Diversity in the Mid to Late Anglo-Saxon Period in Lincolnshire and Yorkshire; 2. Engendered Bodies and Objects of Memory in Final Phase Graves; 3. Burial Practice in Seventh-Century Hampshire: St Mary's Stadium in Context; 4. "Such a resting-place as is necessary for us in God's sight and fi tting in the eyes of the world":Saxon Southampton and the Development of Churchyard Burial; 5. An Anglo-Saxon Cemetery at Worcester Cathedral; 6. Material Symbolism and Death: Charcoal Burial in Later Anglo-Saxon England

7. Differentiation in the Later Anglo-Saxon Burial Ritual on the Basis of Mental or Physical Impairment: a Documentary Perspective8. Burying the Socially and Physically Distinctive in Later Anglo-Saxon England; 9. The Bowl Hole Burial Ground: A Late Anglian Cemetery in Northumberland; 10. Investigating Social Status Using Evidence of Biological Status: A Case Study from Raunds Furnells

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-84217-819-9

1-84217-821-0

1-299-48505-7

OCLC:

839388952