Tradition and Transformation in Anglo-Saxon England: Archaeology, Common Rights and Landscape

by Susan Oosthuizen

Most people believe that traditional landscapes did not survive the collapse of Roman Britain, and that medieval open fields and commons originated in Anglo-Saxon innovations unsullied by the past. The argument presented here tests that belief by contrasting the form and management of early medieval fields and pastures with those of the prehistoric and Roman landscapes they are supposed to have superseded. The comparison reveals unexpected continuities...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472507274
• ISBN13: 9781472507273
• Release Date: July 2013
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.6" x 8.6"