The Roman to Medieval Transition in the Region of South Cadbury Castle, Somerset

This work is an examination of the transitional period spanning the end of Roman Britain and the beginning of the medieval period, in a small region centred on South Cadbury Castle, Somerset, England. It aims to set this well-known post-Roman settlement in its proper landscape and regional context through a landscape archaeological survey of the, previously poorly studied, hinterlands. Through this method the study moves towards a better understanding of the socio-economic processes effecting social and political change from the 3rd to 10th centuries AD. A multi-disciplinary approach is employed involving cartographic and documentary evidence; extensive geophysical survey and sample excavation revealed a remarkable continuity of land division in the rural landscape from the late prehistoric period to the modern day.

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John Edward Davey

Product details

• Authors: John Edward Davey
• Publisher: British Archaeological Reports Oxford Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.11.2005
• EAN: 9781841718781
• ISBN: 978-1-84171-878-1
• No. of pages: 154
• Dimensions: 210 mm x 297 mm x 10 mm
• Weight: 611 g
• Series: BAR British; BAR British Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Pre and early history, antiquity; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general)