Stratton, Biggleswade: 1,300 Years of Village Life in Eastern Bedfordshire from the 5th Century AD

Contents

Preface ;

Summary ;

Chapter 1. Introduction ;
Introduction ;
Location, topography and geology ;
Project background and nature of the investigations ;
Nature of the post-excavation analysis ;
Nature of the phasing structure and contextual hierarchy ;
Archaeological background ;
Historical background ;

Chapter 2. Pre-Settlement Landscape ;
Neolithic to Bronze Age (Period 1) ;
Early Iron Age (Period 2) ;
Period 3 structural narrative (early Anglo-Saxon: c. AD 400–600) ;
Period 3 artefacts ;

Chapter 3. Early–Middle Anglo-Saxon Settlement ;
Period 4 structural narrative (middle Anglo-Saxon: c. AD 600–850) ;
Period 4 artefacts ;

Chapter 4. Late Anglo-Saxon / Saxo-Norman settlement (Period 5: c. AD 850–1150) ;
Period 5 structural narrative ;
Artefacts ;

Chapter 5. Medieval settlement (Period 6: c. AD 1150–1350) ;
Period 6 structural narrative ;
Artefacts ;

Chapter 6. Late medieval to post-medieval settlement (Periods 7–8: c. AD 1350–1700) ;
Period 7 structural narrative ;
Period 7 artefacts ;
Period 8 structural narrative ;
Period 8 artefacts ;

Chapter 7. Building forms ;
Sunken-featured buildings (SFBs) ;
Earthfast timber buildings ;

Chapter 8. Overview of the artefacts ;
Pottery ;
Ceramic building material ;
Other artefacts ;

Chapter 9. The vegetational history of Stratton ;
Introduction ;
Woodland Resources ;
The surrounding environment ;
Cultivation of crops ;
Conclusions ;

Chapter 10. Faunal remains ;
Introduction ;
Animal exploitation at Stratton ;
Cattle ;
Sheep/Goat ;
Pig ;
Horse ;
Dogs ;
Cats ;
Deer ;
Hares and rabbits ;
Other mammals ;
Birds ;
Amphibians and fish ;

Chapter 11. Discussion ;
Introduction ;
Settlement origins, development and demise ;
Farming economy, diet and the surrounding environment ;
Manufacturing, consumption and exchange ;
Death and burial ;

Bibliography

About the Author

Drew Shotliff is Operations Manager at Albion Archaeology. He holds a BA in Modern History from Oxford University and an MA in Archaeological Practice from Birmingham University. He was project manager for the excavations at Strattion. As well as considerable experience of British archaeology, he has worked on projects in France, Ecuador and Sri Lanka. ;

David Ingham is Archaeological Project Manager at Albion Archaeology. He holds an MA in Classics and an MSt In Professional Archaeology from Oxford University. He is the editor of Bedfordshire Archaeology as well as Secretary for CBA South Midlands and East Midlands.

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