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Anglo-Saxon

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The study of the material remains of the Germannic peoples who invaded England in the post-Roman period. Includes material remains in their countries of origin.

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1. Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Stone Sculpture - The University of Durham hosts information on this publication project. Includes images and a map showing the counties covered by each volume.
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2. Whitby Abbey - Features the 7th or 8th-century Southern Anglian enclosure. Offers its history, opening times, fees and directions.
3. Anglo-Saxon and Viking Yorkshire - Interim report 1996 on excavations of an Anglian and Anglo-Scandinavian settlement at Cottam, directed by Dr Julian Richards for the Archaeology Department, York University.
4. Anglo-Saxon Cemeteries - Cemeteries database drawn mainly from central and central southern England, compiled as part of a PhD thesis, is provided by Jeremy Huggett of Glasgow University.
5. Anglo-Saxon Coins - Simon Keynes provides images of coins from several reigns, covering early to late Saxon.
6. Anglo-Saxon Studies in Archaeology and History - Annual journal concerned with the archaeology and history of England and its neighbours during the Anglo-Saxon period published by Oxford University Committee for Archaeology.
7. Archaeologists Take the Wraps off Lady Godiva - The Telegraph reports that archaeologists have reconstructed what could be a glass portrait of Lady Godiva.
8. Flixborough Anglo-Saxon Settlement, North Lincolnshire - An illustrated description from Hull City Council of the excavation by Humber Archaeology (1989-1991) of an exceptionally wealthy Anglo-Saxon site. Images of fine objects.
9. Map of Anglo-Saxon England - Matthew White shows the kingdoms c.860 and major sites. From the Old English Pages.
10. Old Ruins, New World - Article by Tim Eaton in British Archaeology on the way in which abandoned Roman sites in Britain were plundered for stone by Anglo-Saxon church builders.
11. ORB: Anglo-Saxon England - Academic site with a wealth of resources. Provides essays, bibliographies, images, documents, links, and other resources.
12. St Laurence's Chapel at Bradford-on-Avon - Southampton University explains its work on one of the best-preserved early church buildings in England. History, architecture, excavation, interpretation and computer-based reconstructions.
13. Suffolk Site Throws up New Treasures - BBC News announces that an Anglo-Saxon cemetery has been uncovered during an archaeological dig at Sutton Hoo, where a wooden ship and treasure were discovered in 1939.
14. Sutton Hoo - Online tour of the famed Anglo-Saxon royal cemetery, courtesy of The Sutton Hoo Society: interactive map brings up information of features of the site. Visitor information.
15. The Roads to Ruins - From the BBC, The discovery of a chariot burial next to the A1 has highlighted the role of developers in modern archaeology.
16. Treasures of a Saxon King of Essex - In autumn 2003 a spectacular 7th-century grave was unearthed at Prittlewell, Essex. The Museum of London describes the discoveries and its own exhibition of them.

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