H 205 x W 290 mm
562 pages
47 figures, 34 tables (colour throughout)
Published Jan 2024
ISBN
Hardback: 9781803275734
Digital: 9781803275741
Keywords
Early Medieval; Merovingian; Frisian; Saxon; The Netherlands; Low Countries; Frankish; Funerary Archaeology; Inhumations; Graves; Grave goods; Cemeteries; Pottery; Glassware; Weaponry; Dress Accessories; Beads; Typology; Chronology; Correspondence Analysis; Material Culture; North Sea
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This book is the result of a large-scale yet detailed study of early medieval grave furnishings from the Netherlands, aiming at the creation of a comprehensive artefact typology and updated relative chronology for this under-explored period in the Low Countries.
Introduction
Historiography
The Netherlands in the early medieval period
Methodology
Introduction to the cemeteries
A revised date for inhumations from the Netherlands
Typology
Buckles and belt fittings
Pottery
Glassware
Spearheads
Seaxes
Shield bosses
Axes
Swords
Arrow heads
Brooches
Pins
Earrings
Pendants and amulets
Bracelets
Finger rings
Combs
Tweezers
Rings and chatelaines
Keys
Tools and utensils
Metal vessels
Wooden vessels
Beads
Furnished burial in the Netherlands
Conclusions
Bibliography
Appendix
Inhumation chronology
Tim van Tongeren is a finds specialist and independent researcher. He works as a Post-Excavation Project Officer for Headland Archaeology in the West Midlands. He obtained his degree in archaeology from Leiden University in the Netherlands (2014) and subsequently relocated to Wales where he studied the archaeology of the Anglo-Saxon and Viking period in Britain and Ireland. He obtained a master’s degree with distinction from Cardiff University in 2016 and a doctorate in archaeology from Canterbury Christ Church University in 2021.