| Title: |
A Saxon bed burial on Swallowcliffe Down Wiltshire |
| Series: |
English Heritage Archaeology Reports
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| Volume: |
10
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| Publication Type: |
Monograph (in Series)
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| Abstract: |
A BA barrow excavated by L and F de M Vatcher in 1966 had been reused in 7th century AD for a richly furnished Anglo-Saxon inhumation of a female aged 18-25 years. She lay on an ash-wood bed with elaborate iron fittings, and was surrounded by high quality grave goods including an iron-bound bucket, a maplewood casket containing a sprinkler, spoon, and personal items, an ornate satchel with gold foil mounts of possible Christian significance, and a bronze-mounted bucket. The burial's significance is considered in its local and national context. Documentary and topographical evidence suggest the possible identification of the barrow with Posses Hlaewe, recorded in a charter of AD 940. |
| Author: |
George Speake
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| Year of Publication: |
1989
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| ISBN: |
1 85074 211 1 |
| Subjects / Periods: |
| Ad 940 (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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EARLY MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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| 7th Century Ad (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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| Note: |
Date Of Issue From:
1989
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| Source: |
BIAB
(British Archaeological Abstracts (BAA))
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| Created Date: |
05 Dec 2008 |
