Farmers, Monks and Aristocrats [[electronic resource] ] : The environmental archaeology of Anglo-Saxon Flixborough

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910477182503321
• Autore: Dobney K. M
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Havertown, : Oxbow Books, 2007
• ISBN: 1-78297-486-5; 1-78297-484-9
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (705 p.)
• Collana: Excavations at Flixborough ; ; v.3
• Altri autori (Persone): JaquesD; BarrettJames
• Disciplina: 942.832
• Soggetti: Environmental archaeology -- England -- Flixborough Site; Excavations (Archaeology) -- England -- Flixborough Site; Flixborough Site (England) -- Antiquities; Environmental archaeology - England - Flixborough Site; Excavations (Archaeology) - Flixborough Site - England; History & Archaeology; Archaeology; Flixborough Site (England) Antiquities
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: EXCAVATIONS AT FLIXBOROUGH; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Plates; Appendices-List of Tables; List of Contributors to the Flixborough Volumes; Abstract; Zusammenfassung; Résumé; Preface and Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction and Research Objectives; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Research Objectives; 2 The Archaeological Background; 2.1 Topographical setting and circumstances of discovery; 2.2 The Anglo-Saxon occupation sequence; 3 Chronology, Residuality, Taphonomy and Preservation; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Parameters of interpretation: a chronological framework for analysing the bioarchaeological remains3.3 Aspects of site formation processes and residuality; 3.4 Aspects of taphonomy and preservation; 4 The Nature of the Bioarchaeological Assemblages; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Recovery; 4.3 Vertebrates; 4.4 Molluscs; 4.5 Plant remains; 4.6 The ; chronological framework; 4.7 The hand-collected and dry-sieved assemblages; 4.8 The wet-sieved assemblages; 5 Landscape and Environment; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Palaeohabitats of the Lower Trent: a modern ecological perspective; 5.3 Evidence from the bioarchaeological remains6 Patterns of Disposal and Processing; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 The disposal of vertebrate remains; 6.3 The disposal and deposition of plants and molluscs; 6.4 Carcase preparation and disposal; 7 The Agricultural Economy; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 The evidence for arable crops; 7.3 Patterns of production and consumption; 7.4 Slaughter patterns and Anglo-Saxon husbandry; 7.6 The use of bird eggs; 7.7 Aspects of husbandry as indicated by non-metrical traits and pathology; 8 Exploitation of Resources and Procurement Strategies; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Exploitation of the agricultural landscape8.3 Wildfowling strategies; 8.4 The exploitation of marine and freshwater resources; 9 Evidence for Trade and Contact; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 The fish trade; 9.3 Indigenous or imported? Evidence from the cattle; 9.4 Local or exotic?; 9.5 Long-term survival or accidental reintroduction? The case of the black rat; 10 Zooarchaeological Evidence for the Nature and Character of the Settlement; 10.1 Introduction; 10.2 Vassals and Vikings: what happened in the ninth century?; 10.3 Monks or aristocrats: was Flixborough ever a monastery?; 10.4 Recognising wealth and statusEpilogue; Appendix 1. Recording Protocol for Mammal and Bird Remains; Appendix 2. Methodology and Protocol for Sediment Samples, Plants and Molluscs; Appendix 3. Recording Methods for Fish Remains; Appendix 4. Detailed Datasets for Fish and Bird Bones; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The environmental archaeological evidence from the site of Flixborough (in particular the animal bone assemblage) provides a series of unique insights into Anglo-Saxon life in England during the 8th to 10th centuries. The research reveals detailed evidence for the local and regional environment, many aspects of the local and regional agricultural economy, changing resource exploitation strategies and the extent of possible trade and exchange networks. Perhaps the most important conclusions have been gleaned from the synthesis of these various lines of evidence, viewed in a broader archaeologic