"Anglo-Saxon 'island' settlement discovered" Topic

"The remains of an Anglo-Saxon island have been uncovered in one of the most important archaeological finds in decades.

The island which was home to a Middle Saxon settlement was found at Little Carlton near Louth, Lincolnshire by archaeologists from the University of Sheffield.

It is thought the site is a previously unknown monastic or trading centre but researchers believe their work has only revealed an enticing glimpse of the settlement so far…"
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Amicalement
Armand

Interesting.

Looks to be in a field unless it was a large island.

Would have been nice to see the 'restored' version of the map.

Actually if one follows the link to the University's site they do that -

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Nice, I used to work just up the road from there.

Tango is back! Fork, yeah!

Another article I read is more clear that this area was marshy in the middle ages, and the site was then an island in the marsh.

The imagery showed that the island they had discovered was much more obvious than the land today, rising out of its lower surroundings. To complete the picture the researchers raised the water level digitally to bring it back up to its early medieval height based on the topography and geophysical survey.

What I find most interesting is the evidences they found of writing – 21 styli and an item inscribed with a name. You need book-keeping to carry on trade. Early medieval Europeans are usually presented as illiterate, except for a few monks, and commercially primitive. These people were writing. Maybe it was a monastery?

Glad you enjoyed it boys!. (smile)

Amicalement
Armand