Chariots, Swords and Spears: Iron Age Burials at the Foot of the East Yorkshire Wolds
Chariots, Swords and Spears: Iron Age Burials at the Foot of the East Yorkshire Wolds
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The volume examines Iron Age burials, Prehistoric and later Roman activity, and migration and mobility in the Iron Age population, with new evidence from osteological analysis supporting Warrior Graves and burial rites. It also examines the Pocklington shield, which was featured on BBC 4s Digging for Britain series and was voted Current Archaeology Rescue Project of the Year 2018.
Format: Hardback
Length: 336 pages
Publication date: 15 November 2022
Publisher: Oxbow Books
This volume presents recent excavations at two sites in Pocklington, East Yorkshire, focusing on Iron Age burials and their significance. The excavations have yielded valuable scientific evidence for migration and mobility in the Iron Age population, as well as secure chronologies for artifacts. New osteological analysis has provided support for Warrior Graves and burial rites. Additionally, the volume explores the Pocklington shield, a remarkable piece of Iron Age art that has captured the world's media and public imagination. The exceptional finds, including a dismantled chariot with horses and an upright chariot with horses, were featured on BBC 4's Digging for Britain series and were voted Current Archaeology Rescue Project of the Year 2018. An additional volume will include Anglian elements.
Weight: 1388g
Dimension: 216 x 306 x 24 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781789255423
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