The Anglo-Saxons from the Migration Period to the Eighth Century: An Ethnographic PerspectiveJohn Hines The culture of early Anglo-Saxon England explored from an inter-disciplinary perspective. A stimulating contribution to the field of Anglo-Saxon studies. MEDIEVAL ARCHAEOLOGY The papers contained in this volume, by leading researchers in the field, cover a wide range of social, economic and ideological aspects of the culture of early Anglo-Saxon England, from an inter-disciplinary perspective. The status of `Anglo-Saxondom' and `Englishness' as cultural and ethnic categories are a recurrent focus of debate, while other topics include the reconstruction of settlement patterns; social and political structures; farming in medieval England; and the spiritual world of the Anglo-Saxons. As a whole, the contributionsoffer fascinating insights into key contemporary research questions and projects, and into the character and problems of interdisciplinary approaches. Dr JOHN HINES is Reader in the School of History and Archaeology atthe University of Wales, Cardiff. Contributors: WALTER POHL, IAN WOOD, DELLA HOOKE, DOMINIC POWLESLAND, HEINRICH HÄRKE, THOMAS CHARLES-EDWARDS, PATRIZIA LENDINARA, PETER FOWLER, CHRISTOPHER SCULL, JANE HAWKES, D.N. DUMVILLE, JOHN HINES, GIORGIO AUSENDA |
Contents
A COMPARATIVE | 7 |
PERSPECTIVE W Pohl 7 | 31 |
Discussion | 55 |
The background Names and estate structure | 85 |
EARLY ANGLOSAXON SETTLEMENTS STRUCTURES FORM AND LAYOUT | 101 |
A cultural transition? Farmstead village or town in Early AngloSaxon | 117 |
Discussion | 160 |
Discussion | 204 |
URBAN CENTRES IN PREVIKING ENGLAND? C Scull | 269 |
Introduction Ethnography and AngloSaxon archaeology What is a town? Urban | 283 |
Discussion | 292 |
THE VISUAL EVIDENCE A J Hawkes | 298 |
THE TERMINOLOGY OF OVERKINGSHIP IN EARLY ANGLOSAXON ENGLAND | 345 |
THE LIMITS OF KNOWLEDGE J Hines | 375 |
CURRENT ISSUES AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS IN THE STUDY OF EARLY | 411 |
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