Table of Contents

Contents Introduction 'The Elephant in the Room'and Other Tales of Medieval Archaeology By Roberta Gilchrist and Andrew Reynolds PART I- 50 YEARS OF MEDIEVAL ARCHAEOLOGY Chapter 1 The Foundation and Early Years of the Society for Medieval Archaeology By David M Wilson Chapter 2 The Society for Medieval Archaeology: The Early Years (1956-62) By Christopher Gerrard Chapter 3 Milestones in Medieval Archaeology over the Last 50 Years By Rosemary Cramp Chapter 4 Looking to the Future of Medieval Archaeology By Mark Gardiner and Stephen Rippon PART II- REGIONAL TRADITIONS IN MEDIEVAL ARCHAEOLOGY Chapter 5 Tribes and Territories, People and Places: 50 Years of Medieval Archaeology in Britain By Christopher Gerrard Chapter 6 Ethnicity and Archaeology in Later Medieval Ireland: The Challenge of the Gael By Niall Brady Chapter 7 Medieval Archaeology in Italy: From Prehistory to the Present Day By Andrea Augenti Chapter 8 Italian Medieval Archaeology: Recent Developments and Contemporary Challenges By Gian Pietro Brogiolo Chapter 9 Medieval Archaeology in Spain By Juan Antonio Quiros Castillo Chapter 10 Medieval Archaeology in South-eastern Europe By Florin Curta PART III- MEDIEVAL LANDSCAPES, SETTLEMENTS AND MATERIAL CULTURE Chapter 11 Understanding the Medieval Landscape By Stephen Rippon Chapter 12 Archaeology and Towns By Grenville Astill Chapter 13 Housing Culture: Scandinavian Perspectives By Else Roesdahl Chapter 14 Material Concerns: Non-Ceramic Finds c1050-1500 By Geoff Egan PART IV- SCIENTIFIC PERSPECTIVES ON MEDIEVAL ARCHAEOLOGY Chapter 15 Health and Welfare in Medieval England: The Human Skeletal Remains Contextualized By Charlotte Roberts Chapter 16 Investigating Medieval Diet and Society by Stable Isotope Analysis of Human Bone By Gundula Muldner Chapter 17 Animals, The Bones of Medieval Society By Naomi Sykes Chapter 18 Emerging from the Appendices: The Contribution of Scientific Examination and Analysis to Medieval Archaeology By Justine Bayley and Jacqui Watson PART V- SOCIAL APPROACHES TO MEDIEVAL ARCHAEOLOGY Chapter 19 Medieval Archaeology and Theory: A Disciplinary Leap of Faith By Roberta Gilchrist Chapter 20 Meaningful Landscapes: An Early Medieval Perspective By Andrew Reynolds Chapter 21 The Medieval Aristocracy and the Social Uses of Space By Martin Hansson Chapter 22 Medieval Identity Issues By David A Hinton Chapter 23 Burial, Belief and Identity in Later Anglo-Saxon England By D M Hadley Chapter 24 Making the Past Present: Cinematic Narratives of the Middle Ages By Mark A Hall

About the Author

Roberta Gilchrist, Andrew Reynolds