Digital copy of view Saxon pot and amber bead found in grave II, excavations by Brian Hope-Taylor 1948-49. Digital image only

Description Digital copy of view Saxon pot and amber bead found in grave II, excavations by Brian Hope-Taylor 1948-49. Digital image only

Date c. 1948 to 1949

Collection Papers of Brian Hope-Taylor, archaeologist, Cambridge, England

Catalogue Number SC 766862

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of G 93757 PO

Scope and Content Grave goods, Farthing Down, Surrey This small, decorated, pottery vessel and amber bead were discovered in the grave of a girl of about two years of age. Excavation revealed evidence of 'slots' at the head and foot of the grave, indicating that wooden planks or other grave markers once existed. Not all Anglo-Saxon flat graves were marked in this manner, suggesting that this child was 'special' in some way. Anglo-Saxon cemeteries are the best source of evidence on Anglo-Saxon life, as they often contain a wealth of grave goods. These remains also provide information on what was expected in the afterlife, as valued personal possessions appear to have been indicators of social hierarchies or groups within Anglo-Saxon society. Farthing Down is an Anglo-Saxon cemetery dating to the late 6th/early 7th century. In 1945 Brian Hope-Taylor discovered Romano-British field systems in the same area. This research led to the 1948-9 excavations at the Anglo-Saxon cemetery. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

Accession Number 2001/164

External Reference HT/54/19

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File Format (TIF) Tagged Image File Format bitmap