Remains of medieval monastery opened to the public in UAE
The remains of an early medieval monastery on Sir Bani Yas Island in the United Arab Emirates was opened to the public last…
On the Trail of Viking Women
Which areas of England saw the greatest Scandinavian settlement? How many settlers were there? How Scandinavian were new ‘colonial’ communities? Were all the settlers men?
Archaeological Textiles – A Need for New Methods of Analysis and Reconstruction
Archaeological Textiles – A Need for New Methods of Analysis and Reconstruction Cybulska, Maria & Maik, Jerzy (Technical University of Łódź Institute of…
Archaeology and history: Proposals on the social structure of the Merovingian kingdom
Archaeology and history: Proposals on the social structure of the Merovingian kingdom Steuer, Heiko The Birth of Europe : Archaeology and Social Development…
Burial in Later Anglo-Saxon England c.650-1100 AD
Burial in Later Anglo-Saxon England c.650-1100 AD Edited by Jo Buckberry and Annia Cherryson Oxbow Books, 2010 ISBN: 978-1-84217-965-9 Publisher’s Synopsis: Traditionally the…
Break a Leg: Animal Health and Welfare in Medieval, Emden, Germany
The presented study investigates the pathologically changed animal bones from medieval Emden, Germany.
Aspects of the development of public assembly in the Danelaw
Aspects of the development of public assembly in the Danelaw Turner, Sam Assemblage, Issue 5 (2000) Abstract The aim of this essay is…
Castles and the Children of Alfred
My starting point was The Early Norman Castles of the British Isles (Armitage, 1912), a formidable book by a formidable woman.
Missing, Presumed Buried? Bone Diagenesis and the Under-Representation of Anglo-Saxon Children.
Missing, Presumed Buried? Bone Diagenesis and the Under-Representation of Anglo-Saxon Children Buckberry, Jo Assemblage, Issue 5 (2000) Abstract Sam Lucy (1994: 26) has…
Churches as Pre-Historic Ritual Monuments: A Review and Phenomenological Perspective from Somerset
Churches as Pre-Historic Ritual Monuments: A Review and Phenomenological Perspective from Somerset Corcos, Nick Assemblage, Issue 6 (2001) Abstract It is probably fair…
The Transformation of Tradition: the Origins of the Post-medieval Ceramic Tradition in Yorkshire
The Transformation of Tradition: the Origins of the Post-medieval Ceramic Tradition in Yorkshire Cumberpatch, C.G. Assemblage, Issue 7 (2003) Abstract My intention in…
Pre-Medieval Landscapes in Medieval Court Romance
Pre-Medieval Landscapes in Medieval Court Romance Graves, A.B. Assemblage, Issue 8 (2004) Abstract This essay examines the appearance in the early phases of…
Face to face with medieval pottery: Some observations on medieval anthropomorphic pottery in north-east England
Face to face with medieval pottery: Some observations on medieval anthropomorphic pottery in north-east England Cumberpatch, C.G. (Freelance Archaeologist) Assemblage, Issue 9 (June…
Rare photos of Sutton Hoo excavation go on display
A collection of 1930s photographs taken by two holidaymakers at the excavation of one of Britain’s greatest archaeological discoveries will go on display…
Handguns from the Battle of Towton discovered
Two men have discovered what are believed to be the earliest known fragments of battlefield handguns, which are thought to have been used at the Battle of Towton, fought in northern England in 1461.
Relics of Richard II discovered at the National Portrait Gallery
An archivist at the National Portrait Gallery has found relics from the tomb of King Richard II which may allow scholars to accurately…
Great sites: Jarlshof
Great sites: Jarlshof By Anna Ritchie British Archaeology, Issue 69 (2003) Introduction: Jarlshof, Britain’s best-known Viking farmstead, owes its romantic name to Sir…
Cumbrian Heritage: Viking Cemetery
Cumbrian Heritage: Viking Cemetery By Mike Pitts British Archaeology, Issue 79 (2004) Introduction: We learn at school that English history begins with Anglo-Saxons.…
Offa versus the Welsh
Offa versus the Welsh By David Hill British Archaeology, Issue 56 (December 2000) Introduction: Conflict between the medieval English and Welsh kingdoms was traditionally…
The Big Dig: Chichester
The Big Dig: Chichester By John Magilton and Frances Lee British Archaeology, Issue 104 (2009) Introduction: St James’s hospital, Chichester, was founded in the…
The Big Dig: Discovering Bosworth
The Big Dig: Discovering Bosworth By Glenn Foard British Archaeology, Issue 112 (2010) Introduction: On August 22 1485 the last English king of the…
Finding Traces of the Princes of Gwynedd
Open Days have been organised in the Welsh village of Abergwyngregyn to show findings made during digging into the medieval history of the…
Council for British Archaeology launches new online bibliographic service
A fully upgraded service of biab online – the primary research resource for British and Irish archaeology – has now been launched by…
An Anglo-Saxon Execution Cemetery at Walkington Wold, Yorkshire
An Anglo-Saxon Execution Cemetery at Walkington Wold, Yorkshire By J.L. Buckberry and D.M. Hadley Oxford Journal of Archaeology, Vol. 26, No. 3 (2007)…
Anthea Boylston – The Towton Mass Grave Project
Anthea Boylston of the University of Bradford discusses the Towton Mass Grave Project – in 1996 a mass burial pit was discovered at the site of the Battle of Towton, a major battle fought in 1461 during England’s War of the Roses.