Buckberry, J.L. and Hadley, D.M. (2007) An Anglo-Saxon execution cemetery at Walkington Wold, Yorkshire. Oxford Journal of Archaeology, 26 (3). pp. 309-329. ISSN 1468-0092
Abstract
This paper presents a re-evaluation of a cemetery excavated over 30 years ago at Walkington Wold in east Yorkshire. The cemetery is characterized by careless burial on diverse alignments, and by the fact that most of the skeletons did not have associated crania. The cemetery has been variously described as being the result of an early post-Roman massacre, as providing evidence for a ‘Celtic’ head cult or as an Anglo-Saxon execution cemetery. In order to resolve the matter, radiocarbon dates were acquired and a re-examination of the skeletal remains was undertaken. It was confirmed that the cemetery was an Anglo-Saxon execution cemetery, the only known example from northern England, and the site is set into its wider context in the paper.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2007 The Authors. Openly available from Aug 2009 in accordance with Blackwell publishing's embargo. |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Arts and Humanities (Sheffield) > Department of Archaeology (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Dr D.M. Hadley |
Date Deposited: | 06 Nov 2007 11:13 |
Last Modified: | 04 Jun 2014 11:24 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0092.2007.00287.x |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Blackwell Publishing |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1111/j.1468-0092.2007.00287.x |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:3398 |