The West Heslerton Assessment
The excavation of the Early Anglo-Saxon or Anglian Settlement at West Heslerton, North Yorkshire, between 1986 and 1995, represents one of the largest excavations conducted in Britain in the last two decades. The project, funded by English Heritage, combined the fundamental needs of rescue and resea...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of York
1999-03-01
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Series: | Internet Archaeology |
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Online Access: | http://intarch.ac.uk/journal/issue5/westhes_index.html |
Summary: | The excavation of the Early Anglo-Saxon or Anglian Settlement at West Heslerton, North Yorkshire, between 1986 and 1995, represents one of the largest excavations conducted in Britain in the last two decades. The project, funded by English Heritage, combined the fundamental needs of rescue and research archaeology. The excavation has produced a wealth of new evidence which is forcing us to re-evaluate much that has been said about the formative period of the English nation. |
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ISSN: | 1363-5387 |