New light on the Anglo-Saxon succession: Two cemeteries and their dates

Antiquity

Volumn 83, Issue 322, 2009, Pages 1096-1108

  Hills, C M ^a   O'Connell, T C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Anglo Saxons; Britain; England; Fifth century; Migration; Romans

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952897228     PISSN: 0003598X     EISSN: 0003598X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003598X00099385     Document Type: Article

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