Burial in later Anglo-Saxon England c. 650-1100 AD - Jo Buckberry

Traditionally the study of early medieval burial practices in
England has focused on the furnished burials of the early
Anglo-Saxon period with those of the later centuries perceived as
uniform and therefore uninteresting. The last decade has seen the
publication of many important cemeteries and synthetic works
demonstrating that such a simplistic view of later Anglo-Saxon
burial is no longer tenable. The reality is rather more complex,
with social and political perspectives influencing both the
location and mode of burial in this period. This edited volume is
the first that brings together papers by leading researchers in
the field and illustrates the diversity of approaches being used
to study the burials of this period. The overarching theme of the
book is differential treatment in death, which is examined at the
site-specific, settlement, regional and national level. More
specifically, the symbolism of conversion-period grave good
deposition, the impact of the church, and aspects of identity,
burial diversity and biocultural approaches to cemetery analysis
are discussed.