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Medieval adaptation, settlement and economy of a coastal wetland : the evidence from around Lydd, Romney Marsh, Kent /

"This extensive report details the archaeological investigations of the field systems and occupation sites, finds and environmental material, and documentary evidence. Two final chapters set out broader conclusions from the evidence for the field systems, settlements, and economy, and set the a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Barber, Luke, 1967-
Autores Corporativos: University College, London. Field Archaeology Unit, English Heritage
Otros Autores: Priestley-Bell, Greg, Gardiner, Mark (Mark F.), Sweetinburgh, Sheila
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; Oakville, CT : Oxbow Books, [2008]
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The nature of the evidence
  • Reclamation and field systems
  • Settlement pattern
  • The local economy
  • The Lydd quarry area in 1552
  • Lydd quarry
  • The ditch system: overview
  • Sample excavations at Dering Farm, Lydd
  • Excavations at Caldicott Farm
  • Archaeological discoveries from Pioneer Pit and Allen's Bank
  • Denge west quarry
  • The pottery
  • Coins, tokens, jetons and a coin weight
  • The metalwork
  • The metallurigical remains
  • The ceramic building material
  • Burnt clay
  • The clay tobacco pipes
  • The glass
  • The leather
  • Worked bone or antler
  • Geological material
  • The animal bone
  • Other vertebrate remains
  • The insect remains
  • The marine molluscs
  • The vegetation and environment of the medieval and later periods: pollen and wood analysis
  • Plant macrofossils.