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Dover: Buckland Anglo-Saxon Cemetery

By Vera I. Evison

Book information

Publisher
Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England
Year
1987
ISBN
1850740909, 9781850740902
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
31 MB (32451359 bytes)
Series
Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England, Archaeological Report, 3
Pages
414\416
Topic
History Archaeology
Time added
2018-09-08 21:38:39

Description

The Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Buckland, Dover, was discovered when a new housing estate was being constructed in 1951. It was excavated by Professor Evison between 1951 and 1953. The cemetery of some 170 graves dates from the late fifth to the middle of the eighth century. Professor Evison's expertise in the study of glass, jewellery and weapons ensures that there is a penetrating analysis of this important site and interesting ideas are proposed for the layout and phasing of the cemetery. A comprehensive discussion of the finds from the graves reveals that, although the Buckland cemetery belongs to the period of pagan tradition of burial with grave goods, there is some evidence of Christian influences and rites. Contact with Frankish territory in France, Belgium and the Rhineland seems to have been maintained throughout the period of use of the cemetery and Frankish grave goods formed an important element in the material culture of the people buried there. However, by the late sixth century local Kentish craftsmen were producing a significant amount of the jewellery found in the graves. Professor Evison places the Buckland cemetery in its local context by examining contemporary finds from other sites in the area around Dover.

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