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The Anglo-Saxon Fenland
Susan Oosthuizen
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Description for The Anglo-Saxon Fenland
Paperback. New interdisciplinary history of the Anglo-Saxon fenland combining historical, ecological and archaeological data Num Pages: 160 pages, colour and b/w. BIC Classification: 1DBKEA; HBJD1; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Archaeologies and histories of the fens of eastern England, continue to suggest, explicitly or by implication, that the early medieval fenland was dominated by the activities of north-west European colonists in a largely empty landscape. Using existing and new evidence and arguments, this new interdisciplinary history of the Anglo-Saxon fenland offers another interpretation. The fen islands and the silt fens show a degree of occupation unexpected a few decades ago. Dense Romano-British settlement appears to have been followed by consistent early medieval occupation on every island in the peat fens and across the silt fens, despite the impact of climatic ... Read more
Archaeologies and histories of the fens of eastern England, continue to suggest, explicitly or by implication, that the early medieval fenland was dominated by the activities of north-west European colonists in a largely empty landscape. Using existing and new evidence and arguments, this new interdisciplinary history of the Anglo-Saxon fenland offers another interpretation. The fen islands and the silt fens show a degree of occupation unexpected a few decades ago. Dense Romano-British settlement appears to have been followed by consistent early medieval occupation on every island in the peat fens and across the silt fens, despite the impact of climatic ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Windgather Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Macclesfield, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781911188087
SKU
V9781911188087
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99-2
About Susan Oosthuizen
Susan Oosthuizen is Reader in Medieval Archaeology in the Institute of Continuing Education at the University of Cambridge. She has a special interest in the origins and development of Anglo-Saxon and medieval pastures, fields and settlement. She is the author of several books and numerous papers on landscape history, including rights of common and the East Anglian fenland.
Reviews for The Anglo-Saxon Fenland
The book has much to recommend it as a convenient summary of much of the evidence and a detailed description of how land-use and water management worked in the fens
Medieval Archaeology
This important and thoroughly researched book makes a very good case for long-term continuity in the specialised management needed for the Fenland.
British Archaeology
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Medieval Archaeology
This important and thoroughly researched book makes a very good case for long-term continuity in the specialised management needed for the Fenland.
British Archaeology
... Read more