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Towns in the dark? : urban transformations from late Roman Britain to Anglo-Saxon England /

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 trad...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Speed, Gavin (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Archaeopress, [2014]
Colección:Archaeopress archaeology.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.