Eckweek, Peasedown-St-John, Somerset survey and excavations at a shrunken medieval hamlet 1988-1990 / Andrew Young ; with contributions by Alexander Kidd [and sixteen others].
| Author/creator | Young, Andrew, 1960- |
| Other author | Kidd, Alexander. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2020. |
| Description | 1 online resource |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks |
| Subjects |
| Series | The society for medieval archaeology monographs; 40 |
| Abstract | "This volume presents the results of archaeological survey and excavation at Eckweek, Somerset, which yielded one of the most important medieval rural settlement sequences yet excavated from south-west England. At the centre of the narrative is a succession of well-preserved buildings spanning the late 10th to the 14th centuries A.D. forming the nucleus of a Domesday manor and its Late Saxon precursor. Detailed analysis of the structural sequence offers a new regional perspective on pre-Conquest earthfast timber architecture and its subsequent (12th-century) replacement by masonry traditions. Culminating in a richly preserved 14th-century farmhouse, including a very complete assemblage of structural and domestic objects, the structural archaeology provides an unusually refined picture of the internal organisation of later medieval domestic space within a rural farming setting. Detailed analytical attention is given to the abundant artefactual and environmental datasets recovered from the excavations (including prolific assemblages of medieval pottery and palaeonvironmental data) with a nuanced appraisal of their interpretative implications. Anyone with an interest in the dynamics and regional complexity of medieval rural communities will find this a stimulating and enlightening read."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Young, Andrew, 1960- Eckweek, Peasedown-St-John, Somerset London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2020 9780367860295 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2019049348 |
| ISBN | 9781003016526 (ebook) |
| ISBN | (hardback) |
| ISBN | (paperback) |