MIDDLE AGES REVISITED STUDIES IN THE ARC

This volume, produced in honour of Professor David A. Hinton’s contribution to medieval studies, re-visits the sites, archaeologists and questions which have been central to the archaeology of medieval southern England. Contributions are focused on the medieval period (from the Anglo-Saxon period to the Reformation) in southern England, to reflect the research of Professor Hinton. The contributions largely re-examine important debates believed to have been settled long ago, or explore the implications of changing research traditions for the interpretation of archaeological sites. The volume begins with two considerations of archaeologists themselves, the antiquary Richard James (Tom James) and those who have shaped our understanding of Anglo-Saxon Hamwic (Mark Brisbane and Richard Hodges). Both studies show the role of individuals, and the times in which they worked, on the questions and interpretations advanced by archaeological study. Staying in the Anglo-Saxon period, Barbara Yorke re-opens the debate about the Jutish archaeology of Wessex, Martin Biddle re-visits the archaeology of Winchester Old Minster and Katherine Weikert explores the household of early medieval Facombe Netheron. Moving into the later medieval period, Duncan H. Brown re-assesses the evidence from the important site at Cuckoo Lane, Southampton, with a focus on ceramics, and Maureen Mellor examines the evidence of church floor tiles from Oxfordshire, an early research interest of Professor Hinton. Two chapters deal with medieval food, Mark Robinson discusses wheat cultivation and Dale Serjeantson et. al. revisit the animal bones from excavations at Eynsham Abbey, comparing them with those from St Albans to explore the issue of the Saxon-Norman transition. Finally, staying with the archaeology elite culture, the volume concludes with Matthew Johnson’s contribution on recent work on late medieval elite landscapes in south-east England. Together, these contributions combine historiography, new evidence and emerging ideas, helping us to understand how the landscape of research has developed, whilst showing the importance of re-visiting old sites and questions to advance the discipline of medieval studies.

Table of Contents

David Hinton and Medieval Archaeology: A Personal Appreciation – by Ben Jervis

David A. Hinton: Principal Publications (until May 2018)

Richard James (1591–1638) ‘that most famous antiquary’: From the Isle of Wight to London via Oxford, Moscow, Meols, Newfoundland, Shetland and Elsewhere. – by Tom Beaumont James

An Emporium for all Eras: David Hinton and Four Institutional Phases in the Rise of Hamwic, Anglo-Saxon Southampton – by Mark Brisbane and Richard Hodges

Competition for the Solent and 7th Century Politics – by Barbara Yorke

Old Minster at Winchester and the Tomb of Christ – by Martin Biddle

Of Pots and Pins: The Households of Late Anglo-Saxon Faccombe Netherton – by Katherine Weikert

Cuckoo Lane Revisited – by Duncan H. Brown

Producers and Patrons: Late Medieval Decorative Paving Tiles in the South-West Chiltern Hills – by Maureen Mellor

How Pious? How Wealthy? The Status of Eynsham and St Albans Abbeys Between the 8th to the 12th Centuries Re-examined in the Light of their Food Consumption – by Dale Serjeantson and Pam Crabtree with Jacqui Mulville, Kathy Ayres†, Claire Ingrem and Alison Locker

The Versatility of Triticum turgidum (rivet wheat) as a Crop in Medieval England – by Mark Robinson

Approaching Bodiam and Scotney: A Comparison – by Matthew Johnson

Ben Jervis is Lecturer in Archaeology at Cardiff University, where he specialises in the medieval archaeology of southern Britain. He undertook his doctoral research at the University of Southampton and his current research is concerned with the material culture of English rural households, medieval pottery and the study of urbanism in Wessex.