An Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Alton, Hampshire
By: by Vera I. Evison ; with contributions from D. Allen ... [et al.].
Contributors: Hampshire Field Club and Archaeological Society.
Series: Monograph (Hampshire Field Club and Archaeological Society) -- v. 4
Publisher: Hampshire Field and Archaeological Society
Published: 1988
Place of publication: [Hampshire, Eng.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 134
Subjects: Cemeteries -- England -- Alton (Hampshire); Anglo-Saxons -- England -- Alton (Hampshire); Alton (Hampshire, England) -- Antiquities.
Description: Partial excavation of a cemetery revealed fifty inhumations and forty-six cremations. Grave goods, analysed by type, include a fine silver gilt buckle (cf Taplow), bronze-bound buckets, a square-headed brooch and buckle of Kentish type, beads, textiles, etc. Analysis of grave orientations showed a wide range but some grouping by grave type. Date is first third of 5th century to first half of 7th - an apparent gap AD 525-600 could simply represent undiscovered graves. Analysis of skeletal material is included.
Notes: Bibliography: p. [131]-134.