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This title is a collection of papers by leading experts of the field, harvested from the 2005 syposium held in Taunton Castle by the Council for British Archaeology South West and the Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society.
It is essentially a summing up of current knowledge concerning the position of Somerset and its adjoining counties during the 'dark ages' and contains an interesting mixture of opinions and data from the disciplines of both archaeology and history.
Contributors include Mick Aston, Simon Draper, Peter Leach, Susan Pearce, Barbara Yorke, Chris Webster, James Gerrard, Anthea Harris, Keith Gardner, Richard Sermon, Gill Swanton, Larissa Fry and Andrew F. Smith.
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Contents
1. Byzantium, Britain and the Western Trade - Larissa Fry [ Ed.]
2. Gloucestershire - Larissa Fry [Ed.]
3. Dorset, 400-700 AD: The Written and Archaeological Evidence - Barbara Yorke
4. Romano-British Poterry Production After 410AD? - James Gerrard
5. East Wansdyke - The Dating Game - Keith S Gardner [Ed.]
6. Continuity or Congruity? - Simon Draper
7. Camerton and its Wider Significance - Susan Pearce
8. The Land of Cyngar the Priest - Keith S Gardner
9. Recent Discoveries in West Somerset - Chris Webster
10. Aspects of Late Antiquity in South Somerset - Peter Leach
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The Land of the Dobunni is a collection of papers by some of Britain’s leading archaeologists. Presented over the course of two symposia, this collection explores the transformation of the Iron Age territories of the Dobunni into Anglo-Saxon Gloucestershire and Somerset. Featuring contributions from leading experts in the field, this is fascinating material for anyone with an interest in transitional periods.
The collection features contributions from Mick Aston, Tim Darvill, Barry Cunliffe, Philip Rahtz, Michael Fulford, Peter Fowler, Teresa Hall, Carolyn Heighway, Martin Welch, Della Hooke, Richard Sermon and Tamara Rome.
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1. The First Problem - The Editors
2. The Land of the Dobunni - Prof Tim Darvill
3. Locating the Dobunni - Prof Barry Cunliffe
4. The Canton of the Dobunni - Prof Michael Fulford
5. The Dobunnic Area in Post-Roman Times - Prof Philip Rahtz
6. The Next Problem - Prof Peter Fowler
7. The English Conquest of the South West - the Literary Evidence? - The Editors
8. Early Monasteries in Somerset - Models and Agendas - Prof Mick Aston
9. The Reformation of Christian Church in the West Country in the 7th Century - Teresa Hall
10. Not Angles but Anglicans - The Origins of the Christian Church in Gloucestershire - Carolyn Heighway
11. Migrating Hordes - Dr. Martin Welch
12. Landscape Studies - Dr. Della Hooke
13. Whence the Hwicce? - Archaeology and Language - Richard Sermon
14. Facts from the Laboratories - Tamara Rome
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