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The Burial of A Princess? The Later Seventh-Century Cemetery At Westfield Farm, Ely

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ID8884331
AuthorsSam Lucy (University of Cambridge, corresponding author), Richard Newman (0000-0002-2603-2209, University of Cambridge), Natasha Dodwell (University of Cambridge), Catherine Hills (0000-0003-1165-9620, University of Cambridge), Michiel Dekker, T C O''Connell (0000-0002-4744-0332, University of Cambridge), Tamsin O’Connell, Ian Riddler, Penelope Walton Rogers (0000-0002-7845-7524, Anglo American (United Kingdom))
Year2009
Volume89
Pages81-141
Publication date2009-08-07
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Antiquaries Journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0003-5815 • E-ISSN: 1758-5309
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0003581509990102
OpenAlexW2140253569
LanguageEN
Citations received15
References cited49

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 analysis of the burials), and seeks to set the site in its wider social and historical context, arguing that this cemetery may well have been associated with the first monastery in Ely, founded by Etheldreda in ad 673

Ancient history · Archaeology · Context (archaeology · Excavation · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Historical Studies of British Isles · History · Medieval Literature and History

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Citation span2013 - 2023 (11)
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