Changing patterns of activity in the environs around documented and place-name attested assembly sites of the early medieval period in the northeast of England

Principal investigator: Tudor Skinner
Level: PhD level research

My PhD thesis examines changing patterns of activity in the environs around documented and place-name attested assembly sites of the early medieval period in the northeast of England, such as the later Hundreds of Domesday or earlier attestations such as Bede's Yeavering. This intends to remove existing emphases from meeting places as point sources on the map to integrated and dynamic elements of the landscape.

The study itself involves integrating documentary and place-name data with HER and (where possible) National Mapping Programme material in order to generate maps of zones of activity (c.400-1300) within which to contextualise the form, function and development of known sites.

I would be keen to integrate the corpus of data from the PAS into the mapping currently underway in Yorkshire, especially considering the recent attention given the early medieval 'productive sites', both providing detail on those sites already known as well as highlighting focused but less ephemeral activity at others. It may also be valuable in the analysis of the aerial transcriptions available in the study area.

Further details of my thesis can be found at:

http://www.dur.ac.uk/archaeology/postgraduate/currentpg/?id=8349

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