Excavation of the late Saxon and medieval churchyard of St Martin's, Wallingford, Oxfordshire / / Iain Soden ; with contributions by Trevor Anderson [and five others] ; illustrations by Amir Bassir and Olly Dindol.

MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology) undertook excavations over 2003-4 at the former St Martin's churchyard, Wallingford, Oxfordshire. St Martin's, one of perhaps eight churches of late Saxon Wallingford, was located in a prominent position in the centre of the burh. No middle Saxon activit...

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Superior document:Archaeopress Archaeology
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Place / Publishing House:Oxford : : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd,, [2018]
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Year of Publication:2018
Language:English
Series:Archaeopress archaeology.
Physical Description:1 online resource (102 pages) :; illustrations (some color), maps (some color).
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Summary:MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology) undertook excavations over 2003-4 at the former St Martin's churchyard, Wallingford, Oxfordshire. St Martin's, one of perhaps eight churches of late Saxon Wallingford, was located in a prominent position in the centre of the burh. No middle Saxon activity was found and the earliest remains consisted of a layer sealing the natural subsoil which contained a probable late Saxon lead cross. Earliest use of the churchyard has been dated to the late 10th to early 11th century by radiocarbon dating, and burials continued until the end of the 14th century, serving a dwindling parish population, before the cemetery rapidly fell out of use thereafter. No burials post-date 1412. Part of the cemetery has not been disturbed by the present development. The unexcavated areas and previous post-medieval and modern disturbances has meant the original size of the cemetery remains unknown.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:1784917672
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Iain Soden ; with contributions by Trevor Anderson [and five others] ; illustrations by Amir Bassir and Olly Dindol.