The Archaeology of Medieval EnglandBritish Museum Publications, 1984 - 224 pages |
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Page 37
... stone began to be used in the construc- tion of peasant houses . During the thirteenth century stone began to be used as a building material in many parts of England , both in villages and in towns . In the areas where stone was ...
... stone began to be used in the construc- tion of peasant houses . During the thirteenth century stone began to be used as a building material in many parts of England , both in villages and in towns . In the areas where stone was ...
Page 38
... stone walls , and timber- framed walls with earth - fast posts set in individual post - holes or in trenches . * 7 Nevertheless , the generalisation about the adoption of stone in the thirteenth century remains broadly true , even ...
... stone walls , and timber- framed walls with earth - fast posts set in individual post - holes or in trenches . * 7 Nevertheless , the generalisation about the adoption of stone in the thirteenth century remains broadly true , even ...
Page 112
... stone castles were put up in exceptional cases where either defence or status demanded it . The Tower of London , for example , was built of stone soon after the Conquest , probably in the 1070s , and , although much restored , it ...
... stone castles were put up in exceptional cases where either defence or status demanded it . The Tower of London , for example , was built of stone soon after the Conquest , probably in the 1070s , and , although much restored , it ...
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Abbey Anglo-Saxon appear Archaeol archaeological archaeological evidence areas aspects Benedictine Beresford Biddle buildings built carried castles centres changing church Cistercian clay cloth common concentrated construction continued crofts discovered distribution documentary documentation domestic early eleventh England English evidence example excavation farm fields firing floor foundations fourteenth Goltho ground historical houses illustrated important increased indicate individual industry instance interest iron kilns known land late later London materials Medieval Archaeology medieval towns medieval village mentioned methods Middle Ages moated sites monasteries monastic motte needed Norman occupied orders origins parish particularly past peasant period population possible pottery present preserved probably produced question reasons recent remains result seems seen settlement shown sources standing stone Street structures suggest Sulgrave surrounded thirteenth century throughout tiles timber tion tower towns trade twelfth urban usually walls Winchester