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Llangorse Crannog : The Excavation of an Early Medieval Royal Site in the Kingdom of Brycheiniog by Alan Lane; Mark Redknap is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Llangorse Crannog : The Excavation of an Early Medieval Royal Site in the Kingdom of Brycheiniog about?
The crannog on Llangorse Lake near Brecon in mid Wales was discovered in 1867 and first excavated in 1869 by two local antiquaries, Edgar and Henry Dumbleton, who published their findings over the next four years. In 1988 dendrochronological dates from submerged palisade planks established its construction in the ninth century, and a combined off- and on-shore investigation of the site was started as a joint project between Cardiff University and Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales. The subsequent surveys and excavation (1989-1994, 2004) resulted in the recovery of a remarkable time capsule of life in the late ninth and tenth century, on the only crannog yet identified in Wales. This publication re-examines the early investigations, describes in detail the anatomy of the crannog mound and its construction, and the material culture found. The crannog’s treasures include early medieval secular and religious metalwork, evidence for manufacture, the largest depository of early medieval carpentry in Wales and a remarkable richly embroidered silk and linen textile which is fully analysed and placed in context. The crannog’s place in Welsh history is explored, as a royal llys (‘court’
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- Author
- Alan Lane; Mark Redknap
- Publisher
- Oxbow Books, Limited
- Published
- 2020
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781789253078
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Science, History, Humanities