Ex-Scotland, Yeavering, Anglo-Saxon settlement - timber halls (Bede's Ad Gefrin) and Iron Age Hill fort (NGR 926 305) Copy of view Brian Hope-Taylor spraying water on soil marks, excavations by Brian ...
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Description Ex-Scotland, Yeavering, Anglo-Saxon settlement - timber halls (Bede's Ad Gefrin) and Iron Age Hill fort (NGR 926 305) Copy of view Brian Hope-Taylor spraying water on soil marks, excavations by Brian Hope-Taylor 1953-1962 Digital image only
Date c. 1953 to 1962
Collection Papers of Brian Hope-Taylor, archaeologist, Cambridge, England
Catalogue Number SC 760238
Category On-line Digital Images
Scope and Content Brian Hope-Taylor on site, Yeavering, Northumberland The remains of the timber buildings at Yeavering were represented by differences in the colour and texture of the soil, which are difficult to see once the soil has dried out. Here, Brian Hope-Taylor is spraying the archaeological features with water to make them stand out in the photograph he is about to take. Brian Hope-Taylor pioneered techniques for the excavation of timber buildings. The careful dissection of the traces of the timber halls at Yeavering consolidated his reputation as an exceptional excavator, and the subsequent publication was hailed 'as a landmark in British archaeology'. Yeavering was the site of an Anglo-Saxon royal palace associated with the kings of Northumbria. Excavations undertaken by Brian Hope-Taylor between 1953 and 1962 revealed the ground plans of an extraordinary array of timber buildings, which had lain undisturbed since the site was abandoned. The palace entered the historical record in the 7th century when it was mentioned by Bede, who referred to it as 'Ad Gefrin'. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
External Reference HT/40/1
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