Powlesland, D. (1998). The West Heslerton assessment. Internet Archaeology 5. Vol 5, York: Internet Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.11141/ia.5.4.
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The excavation of West Heslerton North Yorkshire, undertaken on a seasonal basis between 1986 and 1995, has produced evidence that indicates the complexity and sophistication of settlement development in the Early Anglo--Saxon period has been under-rated. Prior to the completion of work on the site during 1995, it appeared that there was little that was exceptional about the nature of the settlement at West Heslerton and that the site may have followed what might be proposed as a standard sequence of development from a Late Roman farmstead to a Late Saxon settlement. The new evidence has cast some doubt on this view, with the Late Roman activity at the site relating to a ?shrine and ?temple complex rather than to domestic settlement. This ritual component at the site is seen as a continuing element of the Early Anglo--Saxon landscape, providing the impetus for settlement at this location during the Early Anglo--Saxon period. There was no indication of the ritual nature of the settlement core in areas examined prior to the final season. The new evidence offers the possibility of a unique context for the Early and Middle Saxon settlement and necessitates establishing to what degree this site can provide a testable model of settlement morphology and evolution during the formative years of the English nation. | |||||||||||||||||||
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1998 | |||||||||||||||||||
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20 Jan 2002 |
