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Excavation photograph: grave III.
G 93879 PO
Description Excavation photograph: grave III.
Date 1948 to 1949
Collection Papers of Brian Hope-Taylor, archaeologist, Cambridge, England
Catalogue Number G 93879 PO
Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
Copies SC 766985
Scope and Content Burial, Farthing Down, Surrey This a view of one of the flat graves at Farthing Down. This contained the remains of a young woman between 20 and 25 years old. Her left hand rested on a small knife on her right side. The knife has been wrapped in cotton wool to protect it until the archaeologists are ready to remove it from the grave. 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
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/953439
Attribution & Restricted Use Summary
Attribution: © Courtesy of HES (Papers of Brian Hope-Taylor, archaeologist, Cambridge, England)
Licence Type: Limited
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