Settlement, Economy, and the 'Productive' Site: Middle Anglo-Saxon Lincolnshire A.D. 650-780
Katharina Ulmschneider
The surge in metal-detecting over the last twenty years, although highly controversial and problematic its nature, has led to an unprecedented explosion of new material for Middle Saxon Period. A first assessment these finds Lincolnshire illustrates not only outstanding value this closer understanding economy trade, but also enables a wide range previously unknown 'productive' sites be identified. Although increasingly noted from other areas, mainly along eastern southern coasts Britain, nature is still little understood. Set into context natural landscape, settlement, wealth, study identifies common characteristics functions sites) explores their economic role Lincolnshire. Incorporating evidence hitherto neglected Continental written sources, theories are developed as development sites, origins evolution, which, it argued, will probably have sought ultimate success Christianity structuring influence evolving church.
Medieval Archaeology