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S. HARRINGTON – Excavations at Highdown, West Sussex: Burials from the 5th and 6th centuries AD

Nous avons le plaisir d’annoncer la parution de cet ouvrage fournissant des éléments de comparaison intéressants pour les collègues travaillant sur les mobiliers de la fin de l’Antiquité, en particulier dans le Nord de la Gaule. On songera entre autres aux travaux déjà menés par J. Soulat sur le mobilier anglo-saxon en Gaule mérovingienne (2009, mémoire de l’AFAM 20) et sur le mobilier mérovingien dans le Kent.

Sue Harrington – Excavations at Highdown, West Sussex: Burials from the 5th and 6th centuries AD

The site of Highdown is a strategically placed Early Medieval cemetery, situated above the coastal plain of West Sussex. This major burial site, in use for over millennia and with a particular abundance of grave goods, has produced records of over 200 people and their artefacts from the fifth and sixth centuries AD. This book represents the first fully illustrated publication of these burials – including both inhumations and cremations, including a full grave catalogue for the 1988 excavations. The material comprises a diverse range of artefacts, including rare glassware which indicates cross-channel contacts, and some of the earliest brooch types in Sussex.

The site, much disturbed by tree planting, random excavation and a hurricane, is revealed as an enduringly significant place through the long-awaited publication of data and material assemblages from 19th and 20th century excavations. The synthesised data from a range of new and newly discovered sources demonstrates both the importance of the site in the Early Medieval period and the potential for further analysis of the previous phases and wider landscape.

Citable Link : https://doi.org/10.30861/9781407363134

Published: 2025 ; Publisher: BAR Publishing ; BAR Number: B702 ; Source


OpenEdition vous propose de citer ce billet de la manière suivante :
ateg (26 janvier 2026). S. HARRINGTON – Excavations at Highdown, West Sussex: Burials from the 5th and 6th centuries AD. Antiquité tardive en Gaule. Consulté le 13 mai 2026 à l’adresse https://doi.org/10.58079/15k35


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