The religious reuse of Roman structures in Anglo-Saxon England

Thesis

This thesis examines the post-Roman and Anglo-Saxon religious reuse of Roman structures, particularly burials associated with Roman structures, and churches on or near Roman buildings. Although it is known that the Anglo-Saxons existed in and interacted with the vestigial, physical landscape of Roman Britain, the specific nature and result of this interaction has not been completely understood. The present study examines the Anglo-Saxon religious reuse of Roman structures in an attempt t...

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Authors: Bell, T

• Publication date: 2001
• Type of award: DPhil
• Level of award: Doctoral
• Awarding institution: University of Oxford
• Language: English
• Keywords: Early Medieval; archaeology; Roman; Early Christian
• Subjects: Archaeology; Late antiquity and the Middle Ages; Roman archeology