Brookes, S. (2007). Boat-rivets in graves in pre-Viking Kent:. Medieval Archaeol 51. Vol 51, pp. 1-18.
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Boat-rivets in graves in pre-Viking Kent: | |||||||
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reassessing Anglo-Saxon boat-burial traditions | |||||||
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Medieval Archaeol 51 | |||||||
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Medieval Archaeology | |||||||
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51 | |||||||
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1 - 18 | |||||||
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The identification of a number of clench-nails and roves in Anglo-Saxon cemeteries suggest the deliberate deposition of boat fragments and tokens in burials. The distribution of this practice, centred on sixth- to early-seventh-century Kent, contrasts with that of the more commonly discussed form of boat-burial known particularly from seventh-century East Anglia. In the paper the characteristics of this burial rite are considered from a number of identified examples to provide for a preliminary typology of `pseudo-boat-burials' and rove-graves. In conclusion, an interpretation is offered to account for their use in early Anglo-Saxon England, and the preferential deposition in Kent. Includes French, German and Italian summaries, and | |||||||
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2007 | |||||||
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13 Dec 2007 |