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An Archaeology of Trade in Middle Saxon England
John Naylor
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The aim of this book is to provide a regional component to the study of the early medieval economy (Middle Saxon England), and from this, to re-assess trade during the period. The work looks at the archaeology of trade in middle Saxon eastern England, based around the regional analysis of a range of data intended to reflect different aspects of the Anglo-Saxon economy. In broad terms the aims are twofold. Primarily, the book works towards a new understanding of the operation of trade on a regional basis and at all levels, i.e. local to international networks of trade. Secondly, it critiques and challenges traditionally held views of an urban-centred economy based around the long-distance trade in prestige goods. These central aims are further refined into a number of research questions that are explored through the project. These are: To what level were rural regions involved in trade? How was trade organised in middle Saxon eastern England, and how might any regional differences be explained? What was the nature of the involvement of royalty and the church in early medieval trade? These questions form the core of the aims for the book. It is divided into six chapters, each chapter designed to examine an aspect of early medieval trade.
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Front Cover
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Title Page
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Copyright
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Table of Contents
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List of Figures
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List of Abbreviations
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Acknowledgements
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Chapter 1: Introduction
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Chapter 2: The Archaeology of Trade: A Contextual Basis for Analysis
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Chapter 3: Methodological Background: Archaeological Evidence and the Materials of Study
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Chapter 4: Area 1: Yorkshire
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Chapter 5: Area 2: Kent
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Chapter 6: An Archaeology of Trade in Eastern England, c. 650-900
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Appendix 1
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Appendix 2
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Appendix 3
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Bibliography
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Published: 2004
Publisher: BAR Publishing
- 9781841716473 (paperback)
- 9781407320199 (ebook)
BAR Number: B376