| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations (black and white) |
| Series |
Archaeopress archaeology |
|
Archaeopress archaeology
|
| Contents |
Preface; Chapter 1: Introduction and Methodology; Chapter 2: A Review of Debate on Romano-British Towns, AD 300 -- 600; Chapter 3: Urban Sequences in the South-East; Chapter 4: Urban Sequences in the South-West; Chapter 5: Urban Sequences in the Midlands; Chapter 6: Questioning Towns in Late Roman Britain: Forms, Functions, and Failings; Chapter 7: Towns as Settlements, or as Symbols of the Past? 5th- and 6th- Century England; Chapter 8: Stepping out from the Dark: Conclusions and Directions; Appendix 1: Case Studies Data; Appendix 2: Additional Data; Bibliography |
| Summary |
What became of towns following the official end of 'Roman Britain' at the beginning of the 5th century AD? Did towns fail? Were these ruinous sites really neglected by early Anglo-Saxon settlers and leaders? Developed new archaeologies are starting to offer alternative pictures to the traditional images of urban decay and loss revealing diverse modes of material expression, of usage of space, and of structural change. The focus of this book is to draw together still scattered data to chart and interpret the changing nature of life in towns from the late Roman period through to the mid-Anglo-Saxon period. The research centres on towns that have received sufficient archaeological intervention so that meaningful patterns can be traced |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Available through Archaeopress Digital Subscription Service |
| Audience |
Specialized |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from home page (viewed on March 15, 2016) |
| Subject |
Cities and towns, Ancient -- England
|
|
Excavations (Archaeology) -- England.
|
|
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Archaeology.
|
|
Antiquities
|
|
Cities and towns, Ancient
|
|
Excavations (Archaeology)
|
| SUBJECT |
England -- Antiquities.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85043261
|
|
Great Britain -- History -- Roman period, 55 B.C.-449 A.D.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056728
|
|
Great Britain -- History -- Anglo-Saxon period, 449-1066.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056730
|
| Subject |
England
|
|
Great Britain
|
| Genre/Form |
History
|
| Form |
Electronic book
|
| Author |
Archaeopress, publisher.
|
| ISBN |
1784910058 |
|
9781784910051 |
|
