Zooarchaeology of the Roman-Saxon transition
The period between the Roman withdrawal from Britain and the beginning of the Anglo-Saxon period is a time of social, cultural, and political change. It was once referred to as the ‘dark ages’ due to the limited understanding we have of this period. Animals play an important role in human life,...
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| description | The period between the Roman withdrawal from Britain and the beginning of the Anglo-Saxon period is a time of social, cultural, and political change. It was once referred to as the ‘dark ages’ due to the limited understanding we have of this period.
Animals play an important role in human life, as they are used for numerous daily functions, they can provided food, clothing, labor and other resources. Recently there has been an acknowledgement that the social relationships humans have with animals can represent culture, and the changes seen in the zooarchaeological context can aid with answering some of the questions we have about the ‘dark ages’.
It is based on this idea of animals reflecting past cultures that this study is conducted. By looking at different zooarchaeological assemblages from the Roman and Anglo-Saxon period across Britain it is possible to see any changes in the animals that are being used onsite. This can help us to understand what impact the Roman withdrawal had on these sites in Britain, and how quickly did the Anglo-Saxon identity take ahold. |
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| spelling | nottingham-389512025-02-28T13:37:09Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/38951/ Zooarchaeology of the Roman-Saxon transition Sheeran, Lucy The period between the Roman withdrawal from Britain and the beginning of the Anglo-Saxon period is a time of social, cultural, and political change. It was once referred to as the ‘dark ages’ due to the limited understanding we have of this period. Animals play an important role in human life, as they are used for numerous daily functions, they can provided food, clothing, labor and other resources. Recently there has been an acknowledgement that the social relationships humans have with animals can represent culture, and the changes seen in the zooarchaeological context can aid with answering some of the questions we have about the ‘dark ages’. It is based on this idea of animals reflecting past cultures that this study is conducted. By looking at different zooarchaeological assemblages from the Roman and Anglo-Saxon period across Britain it is possible to see any changes in the animals that are being used onsite. This can help us to understand what impact the Roman withdrawal had on these sites in Britain, and how quickly did the Anglo-Saxon identity take ahold. 2016-12-14 Thesis (University of Nottingham only) NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en arr https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/38951/1/Masters%20dissertation.docx Sheeran, Lucy (2016) Zooarchaeology of the Roman-Saxon transition. MRes thesis, University of Nottingham. Zooarchaeology Human-animal relationships animal remains archaeology Roman-Saxon Britain |
| spellingShingle | Zooarchaeology Human-animal relationships animal remains archaeology Roman-Saxon Britain Sheeran, Lucy Zooarchaeology of the Roman-Saxon transition |
| title | Zooarchaeology of the Roman-Saxon transition |
| title_full | Zooarchaeology of the Roman-Saxon transition |
| title_fullStr | Zooarchaeology of the Roman-Saxon transition |
| title_full_unstemmed | Zooarchaeology of the Roman-Saxon transition |
| title_short | Zooarchaeology of the Roman-Saxon transition |
| title_sort | zooarchaeology of the roman-saxon transition |
| topic | Zooarchaeology Human-animal relationships animal remains archaeology Roman-Saxon Britain |
| url | https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/38951/ |