Fields, ritual and religion: holistic approaches to the rural landscape in long-term perspective (c. 1500 BC – AD 1086)
This paper discusses the relationship between agricultural activity and ritualized/religious practices in England from the middle Bronze Age to the early medieval period (c.1500 BC–AD 1086). It is written in the context of the ERC‐funded, Oxford‐based ‘English Landscapes and Identities project’ (Eng...
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| author | Ten Harkel, A Franconi, T Gosden, C |
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| description | This paper discusses the relationship between agricultural activity and ritualized/religious practices in England from the middle Bronze Age to the early medieval period (c.1500 BC–AD 1086). It is written in the context of the ERC‐funded, Oxford‐based ‘English Landscapes and Identities project’ (EngLaId), which involved the compilation of an extensive spatial database of archaeological ‘monuments’, finds and other related data to chart change and continuity during this period. Drawing on this database alongside documentary and onomastic evidence, we analyze the changing relationship between fields, ritual and religion in England. We identify four moments of change, around the start of the middle Bronze Age (c.1500 BC), in the late Bronze Age (c.1150 BC), the late Iron Age (c.150 BC) and the middle/late Anglo‐Saxon period (c.800 AD). However, despite changes in both agricultural and ritual/religious practices during this extensive timeframe, a clear link between them can be observed throughout. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:e316fde4-b80d-4358-b24f-b2d3b0cb3cb82022-03-27T10:06:24ZFields, ritual and religion: holistic approaches to the rural landscape in long-term perspective (c. 1500 BC – AD 1086)Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:e316fde4-b80d-4358-b24f-b2d3b0cb3cb8Symplectic Elements at OxfordWiley2017Ten Harkel, AFranconi, TGosden, CThis paper discusses the relationship between agricultural activity and ritualized/religious practices in England from the middle Bronze Age to the early medieval period (c.1500 BC–AD 1086). It is written in the context of the ERC‐funded, Oxford‐based ‘English Landscapes and Identities project’ (EngLaId), which involved the compilation of an extensive spatial database of archaeological ‘monuments’, finds and other related data to chart change and continuity during this period. Drawing on this database alongside documentary and onomastic evidence, we analyze the changing relationship between fields, ritual and religion in England. We identify four moments of change, around the start of the middle Bronze Age (c.1500 BC), in the late Bronze Age (c.1150 BC), the late Iron Age (c.150 BC) and the middle/late Anglo‐Saxon period (c.800 AD). However, despite changes in both agricultural and ritual/religious practices during this extensive timeframe, a clear link between them can be observed throughout. |
| spellingShingle | Ten Harkel, A Franconi, T Gosden, C Fields, ritual and religion: holistic approaches to the rural landscape in long-term perspective (c. 1500 BC – AD 1086) |
| title | Fields, ritual and religion: holistic approaches to the rural landscape in long-term perspective (c. 1500 BC – AD 1086) |
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| title_short | Fields, ritual and religion: holistic approaches to the rural landscape in long-term perspective (c. 1500 BC – AD 1086) |
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