The Viking Barrow Cemetery at Heath Wood, Ingleby, Derbyshire
Julian D. Richards|Marcus Jecock|Lizzie Richmond|Catherine Tuck
THE CEMETERY at Ingleby, Derbyshire, is the only known Scandinavian cremation cemetery in England. The unique nature of site makes it an important source information for Viking pagan graves Danelaw, but also its interpretation difficult. fragmentary finds and sketchy reports excavations 1940s 1950s has led to limited discussion site. proximity complex discoveries Repton now gives added significance. As a possible pointer origins ideologies Danes East Midlands, Ingleby critical importance. This papa reviews previous work on site, presents principal results new earthwork survey, proceeds discuss light what other burials survey shown that apparent clustered distribution barrows within real not product differential survival; indicated ...
Medieval Archaeology