Burial, Landscape and Identity in Early Medieval Wessex

Kate Mees (Royalty Account)

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English

The Boydell Press
17 May 2019

Medieval history; Medieval European archaeology; Landscape archaeology

Series: Anglo-Saxon Studies

Multi-disciplinary investigation of Anglo-Saxon funerary traditions. Burial evidence provides the richest record we possess for the centuries following the retreat of Roman authority. The locations and manner in which communities chose to bury their dead, within the constraints of the environmentaland social milieu, reveal much about this transformational era.

This book offers a pioneering exploration of the ways in which the cultural and physical environment influenced funerary traditions during the period c. AD 450-850, in the region which came to form the leading Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex. This was a diverse landscape rich in ancient remains, in the form of imposing earthworks, enigmatic megaliths and vestiges of Roman occupation. Employing archaeological evidence, complemented by toponymic and documentary sources and elucidated through landscape analysis, the author argues that particular man-made and natural features were consciously selected as foci for funerary events and ritual practice, becoming integral to manifestations of identity and power in early medieval society.

Kate Mees is a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Archaeology, Durham University.

By: Kate Mees (Royalty Account)
Imprint: The Boydell Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: v. 35
Dimensions: Height: 240mm, Width: 170mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 1g
ISBN: 9781783274178
ISBN 10: 1783274174
Series: Anglo-Saxon Studies
Pages: 324
Publication Date: 17 May 2019
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Archaeology, Durham University

Reviews for Burial, Landscape and Identity in Early Medieval Wessex

A detailed and thoughtful book...A stroke of Mees' brilliance is the use of microtopography, a novel approach that yields some intriguing inferences about the interplay between landscape and funerary ritual. * JAEMA * [...] an invaluable resource for anyone seeking to use evidence of burial in the landscape -- Early Medieval Europe