Material Culture and Social History in Early Medieval Western Europe
Valerie L. Garver
Abstract Historians of the early Middle Ages (c. 600–c. 1050) have long used material remains and archeological evidence to learn about that era. Over last four decades, culture studies become a prominent area historical research, particularly for cultural historians. Recent medieval followed this trend. In addition, religious economic so‐called “Dark Ages” drawn from sources. Object‐driven social history has been less popular, but recent work, especially on Francia Anglo‐Saxon England, demonstrates such projects offer new findings period whose texts rarely address relations everyday life directly. Material therefore offers rich research possibilities history.
History Compass