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Towns in the Dark: Urban Transformations from Late Roman Britain to Anglo-Saxon England
Gavin Speed
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Paperback. The focus of this book is to draw together still scattered data to chart and interpret the changing nature of life in towns from the late Roman period through to the mid-Anglo-Saxon period. Did towns fail? Were these ruinous sites really neglected by early Anglo-Saxon settlers and leaders? Num Pages: 205 pages, Illustrated throughout in black and white. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3D; HDDM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 11. Weight in Grams: 770.
What became of towns following the official end of ‘Roman Britain’ at the beginning of the 5th century AD? Did towns fail? Were these ruinous sites really neglected by early Anglo-Saxon settlers and leaders? Developed new archaeologies are starting to offer alternative pictures to the traditional images of urban decay and loss revealing diverse modes of material expression, of usage of space, and of structural change. The focus of this book is to draw together still scattered data to chart and interpret the changing nature of life in towns from the late Roman period through to the mid-Anglo-Saxon period. ... Read more
What became of towns following the official end of ‘Roman Britain’ at the beginning of the 5th century AD? Did towns fail? Were these ruinous sites really neglected by early Anglo-Saxon settlers and leaders? Developed new archaeologies are starting to offer alternative pictures to the traditional images of urban decay and loss revealing diverse modes of material expression, of usage of space, and of structural change. The focus of this book is to draw together still scattered data to chart and interpret the changing nature of life in towns from the late Roman period through to the mid-Anglo-Saxon period. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Archaeopress
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
777g
Number of Pages
205
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784910044
SKU
V9781784910044
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Reviews for Towns in the Dark: Urban Transformations from Late Roman Britain to Anglo-Saxon England
'The author has brought his experience and skill as a field archaeologist and urban excavator to bear on an ambitious subject. He seeks to explore the evidence for occupation, function and role of urban places during the fourth to sixth centuries and attempts to understand how and why these roles and functions may have changed. The result is a generally ... Read more