Research Seminar 5: Identity, kinship & community: Early Medieval death & burial

Oxford Archaeology's fifth research seminar focused on early medieval cemeteries in southeastern and northwestern England. Using evidence from Oxford Archaeology's excavations in Cambridgeshire, Suffolk and Cumbria spanning the late 5th to the 11th centuries AD, this seminar explored themes across sites of varying character, ranging from the pre-Christian period to the early monastic and Anglo-Scandinavian era. It takes the opportunity to put forward some new questions relating to a range of issues, including community, ethnicity, burial expression, chronology and transition, amongst others.
00:00:05 - Ken Welsh: Introduction
00:04:11 - Stuart Ladd: The Anglo-Saxon Cemetery at Hatherdene Close, Cherry Hinton (late 5th/6th to early 7th century)
00:19:44 - Toby Martin: Creating community in mortuary landscapes: the early Anglo-Saxon cemeteries at Hatherdene Close, North-west Ely and Eye Airfield
00:38:08 - Adam Parsons: The early medieval cemeteries at Dacre, Workington and Cumwhitton in context (7th to 11th century)
01:02:00 Discussion Panel
The discussion session was chaired by Prof. Helena Hamerow, with panellists including Dr Sam Lucy, Prof. Clare Downham, Dr Emma Brownlee, Rachel Newman and Prof. Duncan Sayer.
This webinar was recorded live on 7th July 2022.
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