Early C7 sword from Sutton Hoo ship burial. Image © Trustees of the British Museum
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archaeology
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IMC 1: Early metal, dodgy horses and the meaning of gifts
@ 2011-08-01 – 12:08:23
[ ... ] me it confirmed that archaeology, which is superb evidence for some aspects of early medieval life (as Robin Fleming showed) is less effective for a ... more -
Framing the Early Middle Ages 6: Peasants, patterns and prosperity
@ 2011-06-13 – 08:20:47
[ ... ] topic of settlement archaeology is also one where the book's absence of maps and pictures is unhelpful, especially for those of us who don't have a ... more -
Women, archaeology, history and literature
@ 2011-03-21 – 08:21:02
[ ... ] the Institute of Archaeology at Oxford speaking on the topic of 'New insights on the Viking settlement of England: the small finds evidence'. At ... more -
Anglo-Saxon shiny objects 1: the Staffordshire Hoard
@ 2010-05-27 – 08:20:16
The original CIA (the Courtauld Institute of Art) recently held its first conference for 25 years on Anglo-Saxon art, with a day on New Light in Dark … more -
A History of the World in 100 Objects
@ 2010-05-17 – 21:40:04
I rarely link to TV and radio programmes, because they’re often not accessible in other countries, but I want to make an exception for an unusual history … more -
A partial ninth century crisis 1: economies and polities
@ 2010-03-22 – 22:51:32
[ ... ] remains. So what can archaeology tell us about the ninth century? I heard a couple of papers on economic aspects of the ninth century, both arguing ... more -
What makes a grand narrative useful?
@ 2008-11-04 – 23:03:45
[ ... ] one. Where I think archaeology is more likely to fall down is in providing a narrative framework into which other events can be inserted. The big ... more -
Medieval archaeology and the Campaign for Socio-Economic History
@ 2008-10-29 – 23:39:10
Before Chris Wickham’s lecture on ‘Problems with the dialogue between medieval history and medieval archaeology’ to the joint seminars of the Institute … more -
Where archaeology and history meet
@ 2006-10-08 – 11:18:44
Last week, where they met was at the first Institute of Historical Research seminar of the year, which was a joint meeting with the Institute of Archaeology. … more
