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Spong Hill IX: Chronology and Synthesis (McDonald Institute Monograph)
Sam Lucy
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Description for Spong Hill IX: Chronology and Synthesis (McDonald Institute Monograph)
Hardcover. Spong Hill, with over 2500 cremations, remains the largest early Anglo-Saxon cremation cemetery to have been excavated in Britain. This volume presents the long-awaited chronology and synthesis of the site. It gives a detailed overview of the artefactual evidence, which includes over 1200 objects of bone, antler and ivory. Num Pages: 424 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAN; 3F; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 288 x 218 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1973.
Spong Hill, with over 2500 cremations, remains the largest early Anglo-Saxon cremation cemetery to have been excavated in Britain. This volume presents the long-awaited chronology and synthesis of the site. It gives a detailed overview of the artefactual evidence, which includes over 1200 objects of bone, antler and ivory. Using this information, together with programmes of correspondence analysis of the cremation urns and the grave-goods, a revised phasing and chronology of the site is offered, which argues that it is largely fifth-century in date. The implications of this revised dating for interpretations of the early medieval period in Britain and ... Read more
Spong Hill, with over 2500 cremations, remains the largest early Anglo-Saxon cremation cemetery to have been excavated in Britain. This volume presents the long-awaited chronology and synthesis of the site. It gives a detailed overview of the artefactual evidence, which includes over 1200 objects of bone, antler and ivory. Using this information, together with programmes of correspondence analysis of the cremation urns and the grave-goods, a revised phasing and chronology of the site is offered, which argues that it is largely fifth-century in date. The implications of this revised dating for interpretations of the early medieval period in Britain and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
McDonald Institute
Condition
New
Number of Pages
424
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781902937625
SKU
V9781902937625
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99-2
About Sam Lucy
Sam Lucy is in charge of post-excavation and publication at the Cambridge Archaeological Unit. Her research interests are mainly in Anglo-Saxon material culture and funerary archaeology.
Reviews for Spong Hill IX: Chronology and Synthesis (McDonald Institute Monograph)
The volume is dense reading but highly informative, and includes a wealth of detailed tables, maps and appendices for anyone interested in conducting additional analysis on the raw data. Catherine Hills and Sam Lucy should also be applauded for making good use of continental scholarship on artefact typologies central to their interest in measuring ... Read more