The Anglo-Saxon Achievement: Archaeology & the Beginnings of English Society

Anglia Anglo-Saxon appears Archaeology beginnings Britain buildings burials Carolingian cemeteries centres Church circumstances coins connections constructed Continent contrast cultural described drawn early East economic eighth century elite Empire England English evidence example excavations exchange existed farms Frankish gifts graves hall Hamwic historians Hodges illustration important increased individual industrial interpretation Ipswich Italy Kent King kingdoms labour land Late Saxon later London marked material medieval Mercian Middle Saxon Minster ninth North Northumbria noted occur origins Oxford pattern peasant perhaps period phase political pottery production recent reform regional relations remains reveal Richard Roman royal sceattas seems settlement seventh century silver social society structure suggests tenth century territories towns trade tradition tribal unit urban village Wessex West Saxon Winchester York