Catherine Hills
Biographic Data
| ID | 793701 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Catherine Hills |
| GIVEN NAMES | Catherine |
| FAMILY NAME | Hills |
| SIGNATURE | HILLS C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Cambridge |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1165-9620 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 25 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 29 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 24 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1974 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Beowulf” and the North before the Vikings
Burial, Landscape and Identity in Early Medieval Wessex, by Kate Mees
This book, by Kate Mees, is a detailed account and analysis of recorded early medieval burial sites from Wessex, defined as the modern counties of Hampshire, Wiltshire and Somerset. A feature of this region in the early medieval period is a north–south divide, separating an eastern half with identifiable Anglo-Saxon artefacts in furnished graves from a western half where unfurnished burial predominates: the latter were only recognised as dating t…
Early Islamic North Africa
This volume proposes a new approach to the Arab conquests and the spread of Islam in North Africa. In recent years, those studying the Islamic world have shown that the coming of Islam was not marked by devastation or decline, but rather by considerable cultural and economic continuity. In North Africa, with continuity came significant change. Corisande Fenwick argues that the establishment of Muslim rule also coincided with a phase of intense ur…
Broadening the Science of Broadening Participation in STEM Through Critical Mixed Methodologies and Intersectionality Frameworks
If we wish to see our STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) broadening participation efforts affect change, we must also critically reflect upon and broaden our scientific approaches to studying STEM participation, adopting methodologies and frameworks that most appropriately fit the problems and questions at hand. In this article, we discuss how critical mixed-methodological approaches and intersectionality frameworks offer th…
Making Christian Landscapes in Atlantic Europe
Overview
The first part of this text reflects on an emphasis on periods of interface — between the Anglo-Saxons and Britons, Scandinavians (Vikings) and Normans — rather than on periods such as the seventh and eighth centuries when identity seems to have related less to an overall Anglo-Saxon ethnicity and more to membership of family or tribe, Christian or pagan, elite or peasant. Archaeological interpretation has undergone as drastic a phase of rethinki…
Women archaeologists in 20th-century Britain. Response to Rachel Pope
This is a response to Rachel Pope's paper on processual archaeology and gender politics. As a female archaeologist in England I have experienced much of what she describes: I was educated in England in the 1950s and 1960s, I have been a lecturer in Cambridge since 1977, and I was present at the 2006 Personal Histories event in Cambridge which sparked Rachel's thoughts. But my own experience has been different to Rachel's in many ways. I belong to…
The Staffordshire (Ogley Hay) hoard
The hoard presents us with a startling number of unfamiliar images from the Anglo-Saxon past, not least in the new icon of treasure that it presents. As the descriptions of treasure and gift-giving in Beowulf so vividly remind us, the gaining of treasure, and its corollary, gift-giving, were major preoccupations for Anglo-Saxons and their northern European contemporaries, whether Clovis, showering the crowds in Tours with gold solidi when he was …
The Burial of A Princess? The Later Seventh-Century Cemetery At Westfield Farm, Ely
This paper reports on the excavation of a small, but high-status, later seventh-century Anglo-Saxon cemetery in Ely. Of fifteen graves, two were particularly well furnished, one of which was buried with a gold and silver necklace that included a cross pendant, as well as two complete glass palm cups and a composite comb, placed within a wooden padlocked casket. The paper reports on the skeletal and artefactual material (including isotopic analysi…
New light on the Anglo-Saxon succession
The origin of the English is an interesting problem - and not only for them. In one short century, the evidence from texts, burial, artefacts, stable isotopes and now DNA provides several different answers to the question of whether England was invaded by Germans in the fifth century and if so in what manner. The rigorous approach by our authors tips the balance back in favour of a population changing its cultural allegiance - rather than being p…
Britons in Anglo-Saxon England
History and archaeology
How useful is archaeology to historians? Do they use it in their work? If so how? Catherine Hills considers a number of mighty histories of early medieval Europe that have recently appeared and examines how far the extremely productive archaeology of the last two decades has affected them – or failed to
Medieval Archaeology
What is television doing for us? Reflections on some recent British programmes
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Great Ape Societies
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Primate Politics
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A Goth at Gloucester
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Anglo-Saxon chairperson
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The archaeology of Anglo-Saxon England in the pagan period
In recent years there has been a great increase in both excavation and research in the field of pagan Anglo-Saxon archaeology. Yet much of the literature remains so detailed and specific for a non-specialist it resembles a maze without obvious clues. A recent book, The Archaeology of Anglo-Saxon England , dealt with many aspects of later Anglo-Saxon archaeology but did not cover some of the topics which have been central to study of the pagan per…
Short Notices
Journal Article SHORT NOTICES Get access CATHERINE HILLS CATHERINE HILLS The Norfolk Archaeological UnitDereham Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume XCIII, Issue CCCLXVI, January 1978, Pages 151-b–152, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/XCIII.CCCLXVI.151-b Published: 01 January 1978
A Runic Pot from Spong Hill, North Elmham, Norfolk
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The Burial of A Princess? The Later Seventh-Century Cemetery At Westfield Farm, Ely
This paper reports on the excavation of a small, but high-status, later seventh-century Anglo-Saxon cemetery in Ely. Of fifteen graves, two were particularly well furnished, one of which was buried with a gold and silver necklace that included a cross pendant, as well as two complete glass palm cups and a composite comb, placed within a wooden padlocked casket. The paper reports on the skeletal and artefactual material (including isotopic analysi…
New light on the Anglo-Saxon succession
The origin of the English is an interesting problem - and not only for them. In one short century, the evidence from texts, burial, artefacts, stable isotopes and now DNA provides several different answers to the question of whether England was invaded by Germans in the fifth century and if so in what manner. The rigorous approach by our authors tips the balance back in favour of a population changing its cultural allegiance - rather than being p…
Broadening the Science of Broadening Participation in STEM Through Critical Mixed Methodologies and Intersectionality Frameworks
If we wish to see our STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) broadening participation efforts affect change, we must also critically reflect upon and broaden our scientific approaches to studying STEM participation, adopting methodologies and frameworks that most appropriately fit the problems and questions at hand. In this article, we discuss how critical mixed-methodological approaches and intersectionality frameworks offer th…
The Staffordshire (Ogley Hay) hoard
The hoard presents us with a startling number of unfamiliar images from the Anglo-Saxon past, not least in the new icon of treasure that it presents. As the descriptions of treasure and gift-giving in Beowulf so vividly remind us, the gaining of treasure, and its corollary, gift-giving, were major preoccupations for Anglo-Saxons and their northern European contemporaries, whether Clovis, showering the crowds in Tours with gold solidi when he was …
Anglo-Saxon chairperson
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History and archaeology
How useful is archaeology to historians? Do they use it in their work? If so how? Catherine Hills considers a number of mighty histories of early medieval Europe that have recently appeared and examines how far the extremely productive archaeology of the last two decades has affected them – or failed to
What is television doing for us? Reflections on some recent British programmes
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A Runic Pot from Spong Hill, North Elmham, Norfolk
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A Runic Pot from Spong Hill, North Elmham, Norfolk
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Short Notices
Journal Article SHORT NOTICES Get access CATHERINE HILLS CATHERINE HILLS The Norfolk Archaeological UnitDereham Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume XCIII, Issue CCCLXVI, January 1978, Pages 151-b–152, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/XCIII.CCCLXVI.151-b Published: 01 January 1978
The archaeology of Anglo-Saxon England in the pagan period
In recent years there has been a great increase in both excavation and research in the field of pagan Anglo-Saxon archaeology. Yet much of the literature remains so detailed and specific for a non-specialist it resembles a maze without obvious clues. A recent book, The Archaeology of Anglo-Saxon England , dealt with many aspects of later Anglo-Saxon archaeology but did not cover some of the topics which have been central to study of the pagan per…
Anglo-Saxon chairperson
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Short Reviews
A Goth at Gloucester
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Short Reviews
Primate Politics
Short Reviews
Short Reviews
Great Ape Societies
What is television doing for us? Reflections on some recent British programmes
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Medieval Archaeology
History and archaeology
How useful is archaeology to historians? Do they use it in their work? If so how? Catherine Hills considers a number of mighty histories of early medieval Europe that have recently appeared and examines how far the extremely productive archaeology of the last two decades has affected them – or failed to
Britons in Anglo-Saxon England
The Burial of A Princess? The Later Seventh-Century Cemetery At Westfield Farm, Ely
This paper reports on the excavation of a small, but high-status, later seventh-century Anglo-Saxon cemetery in Ely. Of fifteen graves, two were particularly well furnished, one of which was buried with a gold and silver necklace that included a cross pendant, as well as two complete glass palm cups and a composite comb, placed within a wooden padlocked casket. The paper reports on the skeletal and artefactual material (including isotopic analysi…
New light on the Anglo-Saxon succession
The origin of the English is an interesting problem - and not only for them. In one short century, the evidence from texts, burial, artefacts, stable isotopes and now DNA provides several different answers to the question of whether England was invaded by Germans in the fifth century and if so in what manner. The rigorous approach by our authors tips the balance back in favour of a population changing its cultural allegiance - rather than being p…
The Staffordshire (Ogley Hay) hoard
The hoard presents us with a startling number of unfamiliar images from the Anglo-Saxon past, not least in the new icon of treasure that it presents. As the descriptions of treasure and gift-giving in Beowulf so vividly remind us, the gaining of treasure, and its corollary, gift-giving, were major preoccupations for Anglo-Saxons and their northern European contemporaries, whether Clovis, showering the crowds in Tours with gold solidi when he was …
Overview
The first part of this text reflects on an emphasis on periods of interface — between the Anglo-Saxons and Britons, Scandinavians (Vikings) and Normans — rather than on periods such as the seventh and eighth centuries when identity seems to have related less to an overall Anglo-Saxon ethnicity and more to membership of family or tribe, Christian or pagan, elite or peasant. Archaeological interpretation has undergone as drastic a phase of rethinki…
Women archaeologists in 20th-century Britain. Response to Rachel Pope
This is a response to Rachel Pope's paper on processual archaeology and gender politics. As a female archaeologist in England I have experienced much of what she describes: I was educated in England in the 1950s and 1960s, I have been a lecturer in Cambridge since 1977, and I was present at the 2006 Personal Histories event in Cambridge which sparked Rachel's thoughts. But my own experience has been different to Rachel's in many ways. I belong to…
Making Christian Landscapes in Atlantic Europe
Broadening the Science of Broadening Participation in STEM Through Critical Mixed Methodologies and Intersectionality Frameworks
If we wish to see our STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) broadening participation efforts affect change, we must also critically reflect upon and broaden our scientific approaches to studying STEM participation, adopting methodologies and frameworks that most appropriately fit the problems and questions at hand. In this article, we discuss how critical mixed-methodological approaches and intersectionality frameworks offer th…
Early Islamic North Africa
This volume proposes a new approach to the Arab conquests and the spread of Islam in North Africa. In recent years, those studying the Islamic world have shown that the coming of Islam was not marked by devastation or decline, but rather by considerable cultural and economic continuity. In North Africa, with continuity came significant change. Corisande Fenwick argues that the establishment of Muslim rule also coincided with a phase of intense ur…
Burial, Landscape and Identity in Early Medieval Wessex, by Kate Mees
This book, by Kate Mees, is a detailed account and analysis of recorded early medieval burial sites from Wessex, defined as the modern counties of Hampshire, Wiltshire and Somerset. A feature of this region in the early medieval period is a north–south divide, separating an eastern half with identifiable Anglo-Saxon artefacts in furnished graves from a western half where unfurnished burial predominates: the latter were only recognised as dating t…
Beowulf” and the North before the Vikings
History (21 works) · Archaeology (12 works) · Ancient history (9 works) · History (8 works) · Medieval Literature and History (8 works) · Historical and Archaeological Studies (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Anglo saxon (6 works) · Computer Science (6 works) · Political science (6 works)