Archaeologists have shown that towns can claim to be more representative of the nature of society of which they formed part than any other type of site. In towns we are most likely to find archaeological evidence of both long-distance and local trade, of exploitation of natural resources, of specialization and of technological evidence in manufacturing, of social differentiation, of the means of political control, and of the religious aspirations of the population. Medieval Towns is the second and enlarged edition of the book Medieval Towns that was published in 1994 by Continuum. It surveys recent work on the archaeological study of medieval towns in Britain. Its emphasis is on the discoveries by archaeological teams, nearly always on sites to be developed or already under construction. From the vast haul of information now at our disposal, after thirty years of data gathering, we can begin to ask questions of many kinds. What went on in medieval towns? How did the rich and poor live, what nourished them, what did they die of? What was the weather like, the quality of life, the restrictions or special pleasures of living in towns?

Medieval Towns: The Archaeology of British Towns in Their European Setting (Studies in the Archaeology of Medieval Europe)

History

Schofield, John

Vince, Alan G.

Europe

Equinox

Archaeologists have shown that towns can claim to be more representative of the nature of society of which they formed part than any other type of site. In towns we are most likely to find archaeological evidence of both long-distance and local trade, of exploitation of natural resources, of specialization and of technological evidence in manufacturing, of social differentiation, of the means of political control, and of the religious aspirations of the population.Medieval Towns, the first book in a new series Archaeology of Medieval Europe, 1100-1600, is the second and enlarged edition of the book Medieval Towns which was published in 1994. It surveys recent work on the archaeological study of medieval towns in Britain. Its emphasis is on the discoveries by archaeological teams, nearly always on sites to be developed or already under construction. From the vast haul of information now at our disposal, after thirty years of data gathering, we can begin to ask questions of many kinds. What went on in medieval towns? How did the rich and poor live, what nourished them, what did they die of? What was the weather like, the quality of life, the restrictions or special pleasures of living in towns?>

Politics & Social Sciences

Archaeology

Leicester Univ Pr

Medieval Towns

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Antiques & Collectibles

UNKNO

The suburb of Wigford lies near the heart of the historic city of Lincoln. Before excavations began in 1972, nothing was known of the prehistory of the area and so the arrival of the Roman army represented the first historic event. This volume publishes the results of the excavation of several sites, made possible by a series of urban development schemes. Each of the excavations differed in the extent and depth of the stratigraphy uncovered and each belonged to a different period, from the Iron Age to post-medieval.Table of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgements, by M J Jones Summaries: English, French, German 1 Introduction by K Steane THE EXCAVATIONS 2 Chaplin Street (cs73) 3 Monson Street (m82) 4 St Mary's Guildhall (smg82) 5 Brayford Wharf East (bwe82) 6 Brayford Wharf North (bwn75) 7 Diicinson's Mill (dm72) 8 Holmes Grainwarehouse: 181-3 High Street (hg72) 9 Lucy Tower Street (lt72)  10 St Benedict's Square (sb85) 11 Waterside South (ws82) 12 St Mark's Station (z86) 13 St Mark's Church (sm76) 14 St Mark's East (ze87) 15 Discussion by A Vince and K Steane with contributions by M Darling and J Young 16 Suggestions for further work by A Vince APPENDICES I: The Archiving and Analysis Projects, by A Vince and K Steane II: Roman pottery codes III: Post Roman pottery codes BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX

The Archaeology of Wigford and the Brayford Pool

Vince, Alan

Darling, Margaret

Mann, Jenny E

Steane, Kate

Oxbow Books

This volume offers a new and up-to-date synthesis of Lincoln's long history as a major city and regional capital, from prehistory to 1945. The 'City by the Pool' was a major religious centre long before the Roman invasion and from bronze-age shamans to early Baptists people have always been attracted here for spiritual as well as mundane purposes. The authors argue for the presence of a major ritual causeway of the late Bronze and Iron Age and outline the extent to which ritual monuments also contributed to the character of Roman Lincoln. They hypothesise a Middle Saxon ecclesiastical and market site, at what later became Monks Abbey, and demonstrate that High Medieval Lincoln consisted of a ring of markets laid out around a reserved enclosure, housing the religious and secular aristocracy. They also reveal unexpected evidence for an urban concentration of early Dissenting communities, and finally, bringing the story up to date, they suggest that Industrial Lincoln was an entirely new city, and one not inaugurated until the 1840s - a century later than the date usually given. This book is based on more than a hundred publicly-funded excavations and building surveys undertaken between 1945 and 2000. It surveys all aspects of city life, from housing and fortifications to the water supply and rubbish disposal. It includes a CD Rom with a Geographic Information System (GIS) and a relational data-base known as LARA (the Lincoln Archaeological Research Assessment).

The City by the Pool: Assessing the Archaeology of the City of Lincoln (Lincoln Archaeology Studies)

Stocker, D.

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