Size

30cm(H) x 21cm(W) / 1'0(H) x 8"(W)

Item Type

Book

Region

British Isles

Condition

Excellent

Brand New; Paperback

Full Description

British Artefacts Volume I - Early Anglo-Saxon

By Brett Hammond

British Artefacts is an ideal reference work for detectorists, archaeologists, museum staff, collectors and anyone with a serious interest in the early Anglo-Saxon years.

The early Anglo-Saxon period is of immense importance to the later history of Britain. It saw the changeover from British-speaking provinces dominated by Roman power and culture to English-speaking kingdoms interacting within a European network of kings, nobles and chiefs. The two centuries from AD 400 onwards in lowland Britain were witness to huge changes in social structure, settlement pattern, political ideology, language and religion. In this important new book, Brett Hammond has drawn together images, distribution maps and descriptions of some important pieces of jewellery, war gear and feasting equipment from the period alongside representative examples of objects which were in daily use. The book covers a vast range of object types – from the rare and the exotic to the everyday – offering a thorough coverage of the fascinating material which survives from this period.

In addition to the outline history, the book features detailed descriptions of many important new finds which shed light into the gloomier corners of the period: the links between the Roman, Anglo-Saxon and Scandinavian worlds.

British Artefacts is an ideal reference work for detectorists, archaeologists, museum staff, collectors and anyone with a serious interest in the early Anglo-Saxon years.

The author is a respected researcher in the field of anglo-saxon and viking material culture, with more than a decade at the forefront of object identification and classification. his fascination with and passion for the subject comes through on every page.

Format: A4; 132 pages; 230 illustrations; 20 maps; softback.