The Anglo-Saxon Agricultural Revolution in Norfolk

Contents

Introduction – Richard Hoggett

Neil Faulkner: A Tribute – with contributions from Keith Robinson, Tiggy Harris, Eleanor Blakelock, Gareth Davies, Andrea Beckham, John Jolleys and Jeffrey Bonas

Part I: Anglo-Saxon Sedgeford

An Archaeological and Archaeobotanical investigation into the Anglo-Saxon Malting complex at Sedgeford – Eleanor Blakelock and Hannah Caroe

The Sedgeford Landscape in the ‘Long 8th Century’ – John Jolleys, Brian Fraser, David Wood and Kathryn Oliana

Part II: Anglo-Saxon East Anglia

West Norfolk in the Middle Anglo-Saxon Period: 25 Years of Changing Approaches and Perceptions – Gareth Davies

Slow Wheel Revolution: Ipswich Ware in the East Anglian Landscape – Sue Anderson

Part III: The Anglo-Saxon Economy

The Animal Economy: A Zooarchaeological Perspective on Agriculture and Trade in Anglo-Saxon England – Matilda Holmes and Helena Hamerow

The Political Economy of Middle Anglo-Saxon England: A Hypothetical Model – Neil Faulkner^†

About the Author

Dr Richard Hoggett is a freelance heritage consultant, lecturer and writer specialising in Anglo-Saxon East Anglia and monastic landscapes. He first attended SHARP in 1997 and was responsible for the project’s work on the parish church and wider landscape studies until 2022.

Dr Neil Faulkner was an archaeologist, historian, writer, lecturer, broadcaster and political activist. He was founder-director of SHARP and of the Great Arab Revolt Project (GARP), and a former editor of Current Archaeology and Military History Matters. Neil died in February 2022.