Living with the Past: the Reuse of Prehistoric Monuments in Anglo-Saxon Settlements (BAR British)

To Date There Has Been Little Systematic Study Of The Appropriation Of, Or Attitudes To, Prehistoric Monuments In Settlements Of The Period. The Objectives Of The Research Presented Here Are Twofold. Firstly, It Assesses How Widespread The Reuse Of Prehistoric Monuments Was In Early To Middle Anglo-saxon Settlements. In So Doing, It Examines The Types Of Settlements In Which The Activity Occurred And The Types Of Prehistoric Features That Were Reused. This Is Achieved Through A Review Of The Anglo-saxon Settlement Evidence In A Regional Study Area. The Settlements Discussed In This Study Date To The Period C. Ad 450-850, With A Regional Focus Based On Central England, Defined Here To The North By The Humber And To The South By The Thames. In Addition To Well-known And Published Sites, This Review Makes Use Of Data That Is Less Frequently Discussed In Archaeological Discourse, Such As Partially Excavated Or Unpublished Settlements That Have Not Previously Attracted A Great Deal Of Attention From Scholars. The Second Aim Is To Assess How, And Particularly Why, Monuments Were Appropriated In Settlements. In Order To Answer These Questions An In-depth, Site-by-site Approach Is Taken, In Which The Layout And Use Of Space In A Number Of Case Studies Are Analysed. These Case Studies Allow Greater Understanding Of The Ways In Which Older Monuments Could Be Referenced In Settlements, How Reuse Changed Over Time, And Why Monuments May Have Been Significant. Four Gazetteers Provide Locational And Reference Data To The Selected Sites.--publisher's Web Site, Viewed 14 Feb. 2013. Vicky Crewe. Based On The Author's Thesis (ph. D.--university Of Sheffield, 2010). Includes Bibliographical References (p. 289-302). Front Cover Title Page Copyright ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Table of Contents LIST OF TABLES LIST OF FIGURES LIST OF COLOUR PLATES CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION CHAPTER TWO APPROACHES TO ANGLO-SAXON MONUMENT REUSE CHAPTER THREE THE PAST IN PLACE-NAMES AND LITERATURE CHAPTER FOUR THE CORPUS: SETTLEMENTS AND MONUMENTS CHAPTER FIVE THEMES AND PATTERNS IN THE CORPUS CHAPTER SIX INSIDE THE SETTLEMENTS: CASE STUDIES CHAPTER SEVEN CONTEXTUALISING REUSE IN SETTLEMENTS CHAPTER EIGHT CONCLUSIONS APPENDIX A SUMMARIES OF SETTLEMENT SITES IN THE CORPUS APPENDIX B GAZETTEER OF SETTLEMENTS WITHOUT REUSE APPENDIX C GAZETTEER OF BURIAL SITES WITH MONUMENT REUSE APPENDIX D GAZETTEER OF SETTLEMENTS WITH POSSIBLE MONUMENT REUSE BIBLIOGRAPHY