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Landscape, Settlement and Society in Roman and Early Medieval Wiltshire
Simon Draper
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This is a wide-ranging study of the southern English county of Wiltshire in the Roman and early medieval periods (c. 100-1100 AD), focusing on the key themes of landscape, settlement and society and using a combination of archaeological, topographical and historical evidence. Particular emphasis is given to place-names, which, it is argued, can help us to locate Romano-British settlements and inform us about the British survival in the post-Roman period. Early chapters tackle the transition between the Roman and Early Saxon periods, challenging current theories on the decline of Roman Britain and the Anglo-Saxon adventus. Subsequent chapters examine the evidence for early medieval territorial and ecclesiastical structure in Wiltshire, in addition to the Anglo-Saxon farming landscape. There is also detailed consideration of the origins of the medieval settlement pattern and a discussion of the relationship between settlements and the ranks of Anglo-Saxon society.
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Front Cover
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Title Page
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Copyright
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Abstract
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Dedication and Acknowledgements
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Table of Contents
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List of Tables and Figures
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Abbreviations
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CHAPTER 1 Introduction
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CHAPTER 2 Roman Wiltshire to 350
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CHAPTER 3 The Ending of Roman Wiltshire: 350 and Beyond
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CHAPTER 4 Britons and Saxons, c. 450-700
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CHAPTER 5 Early Medieval Territories
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CHAPTER 6 Christianity and the Church
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CHAPTER 7 The Early Medieval Landscape
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CHAPTER 8 Early Medieval Settlement and Society
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CHAPTER 9 Conclusion
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
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APPENDIX 1 A Gazetteer of Romano-British Settlement Sites in Wiltshire
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APPENDIX 2 A Gazetteer of Early Medieval Archaeology in Wiltshire, c. 420-1066
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Published: 2006
Publisher: BAR Publishing
- 9781407320724 (ebook)
- 9781841719764 (paperback)
BAR Number: B419
- Landscape Archaeology
- British Isles
- Architecture / Domestic and Urban Buildings and Space / Urbanism
- Agriculture / Farming / Husbandry / Land-use / Irrigation
- Christianity / Churches / Monastic
- Identity / Gender / Childhood / Ethnicity / Romanization
- Place-Names
- Roman
- Migration Period, Early Medieval and Medieval