Ex-Scotland, Yeavering, Anglo-Saxon settlement - timber halls (Bede's Ad Gefrin) and Iron Age Hill fort (NGR 926 305) Copy of view of crouched burial area D, excavations by Brian Hope-Taylor 1953-1962 ...
SC 760265
Description Ex-Scotland, Yeavering, Anglo-Saxon settlement - timber halls (Bede's Ad Gefrin) and Iron Age Hill fort (NGR 926 305) Copy of view of crouched burial area D, 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 760265
Category On-line Digital Images
Scope and Content Crouched burial near temple, Yeavering, Northumberland This grave was one of many found close to a timber structure which was interpreted as a temple. The grave contained the crouched burial of a child. In the mid-6th century a cemetery developed in this area. A pit discovered in the remains of the near-by temple contained a large number of stacked ox-skulls; these may have been sacrifices to the gods. 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/40/2
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Attribution: © Courtesy of HES. Papers of Brian Hope-Taylor, archaeologist, Cambridge, England
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