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Early medieval great hall complexes in England: temporality and site biographies

Scull, C. and Thomas, G. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0311-8218 (2020) Early medieval great hall complexes in England: temporality and site biographies. Anglo-Saxon Studies in Archaeology and History, 22. pp. 50-67. ISSN 0264-5254

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This paper offers a critical reconsideration of the social, spatial and temporal dynamics of 6th- to 8th-century great hall complexes in England. The major interpretative issues and constraints imposed by the data are considered, and the sites are then subject to comparative analysis across long-term and short-term temporal scales. The former highlights persistence of antecedent activity and centrality, the latter the ways in which the built environment was perceived in the past, structured social action, and was a medium for the construction and consolidation of elite identity and authority. Within the broad similarity that defines the site-type there is evidence for considerable diversity and complexity of site history and afterlife.

Item Type:Article
Refereed:Yes
Divisions:Science > School of Archaeology, Geography and Environmental Science > Social Archaeology
Science > School of Archaeology, Geography and Environmental Science > Department of Archaeology
ID Code:92476
Additional Information:ISBN 9781789697865
Publisher:Oxford University School of Archaeology

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