Farmers, Monks and Aristocrats The environmental archaeology of Anglo-Saxon Flixborough
The environmental archaeological evidence from the site of Flixborough (in particular the animal bone assemblage) provides a series of unique insights into Anglo-Saxon life in England during the 8th to 10th centuries. The research reveals detailed evidence for the local and regional environment, man...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
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Havertown :
Oxbow Books
2007.
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| Colección: | Excavations at Flixborough
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009655201806719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- EXCAVATIONS AT FLIXBOROUGH; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Plates; Appendices-List of Tables; List of Contributors to the Flixborough Volumes; Abstract; Zusammenfassung; Résumé; Preface and Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction and Research Objectives; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Research Objectives; 2 The Archaeological Background; 2.1 Topographical setting and circumstances of discovery; 2.2 The Anglo-Saxon occupation sequence; 3 Chronology, Residuality, Taphonomy and Preservation; 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Parameters of interpretation: a chronological framework for analysing the bioarchaeological remains3.3 Aspects of site formation processes and residuality; 3.4 Aspects of taphonomy and preservation; 4 The Nature of the Bioarchaeological Assemblages; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Recovery; 4.3 Vertebrates; 4.4 Molluscs; 4.5 Plant remains; 4.6 The chronological framework; 4.7 The hand-collected and dry-sieved assemblages; 4.8 The wet-sieved assemblages; 5 Landscape and Environment; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Palaeohabitats of the Lower Trent: a modern ecological perspective
- 5.3 Evidence from the bioarchaeological remains6 Patterns of Disposal and Processing; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 The disposal of vertebrate remains; 6.3 The disposal and deposition of plants and molluscs; 6.4 Carcase preparation and disposal; 7 The Agricultural Economy; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 The evidence for arable crops; 7.3 Patterns of production and consumption; 7.4 Slaughter patterns and Anglo-Saxon husbandry; 7.6 The use of bird eggs; 7.7 Aspects of husbandry as indicated by non-metrical traits and pathology; 8 Exploitation of Resources and Procurement Strategies; 8.1 Introduction
- 8.2 Exploitation of the agricultural landscape8.3 Wildfowling strategies; 8.4 The exploitation of marine and freshwater resources; 9 Evidence for Trade and Contact; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 The fish trade; 9.3 Indigenous or imported? Evidence from the cattle; 9.4 Local or exotic?; 9.5 Long-term survival or accidental reintroduction? The case of the black rat; 10 Zooarchaeological Evidence for the Nature and Character of the Settlement; 10.1 Introduction; 10.2 Vassals and Vikings: what happened in the ninth century?; 10.3 Monks or aristocrats: was Flixborough ever a monastery?
- 10.4 Recognising wealth and statusEpilogue; Appendix 1. Recording Protocol for Mammal and Bird Remains; Appendix 2. Methodology and Protocol for Sediment Samples, Plants and Molluscs; Appendix 3. Recording Methods for Fish Remains; Appendix 4. Detailed Datasets for Fish and Bird Bones; Bibliography; Index
