Glastonbury Abbey: Archaeological Archive Project

格拉斯顿伯里修道院：考古档案项目

基本信息

批准号：
AH/G010269/1
负责人：
Roberta Gilchrist
金额：
$ 43.28万
依托单位：
University of Reading
依托单位国家：
英国
项目类别：
Research Grant
财政年份：
2009
资助国家：
英国
起止时间：
2009 至无数据
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=AH%2FG010269%2F1
关键词：
Glastonbury Abbey Archaeological Archive Project

项目摘要

Glastonbury Abbey is crucial to understanding British monasticism, and it holds a special place in English popular culture. Thirty-four seasons of excavations took place between 1904 and 1979, but the results have remained unpublished. This project will analyse and publish the archive of excavations at Glastonbury Abbey by iconic figures in the history of archaeology: St John Hope (1904), Bligh Bond (1908-21), Peers and Clapham (1928-39) and Ralegh Radford (1951-64). The Trustees of Glastonbury Abbey are project partners and the results of the study will inform site interpretation and museum display.Glastonbury was one of the earliest monasteries in England, likely dating from the seventh century, and was reputedly the only one to have enjoyed continuous occupation to the sixteenth century. In 1191 the monks alleged that they had uncovered the graves of Arthur and Guinevere, and later they promoted a link with Joseph of Arimathea, claiming that he had founded the first church in AD 63. The Arthurian connection was developed after a devastating fire of 1184, when funds were needed to rebuild the Abbey. Archaeological excavations focused on the main claustral ranges and parts of the cemetery, and substantial assemblages were recovered of worked stone, window glass, pottery, ceramic tiles and small finds. The site's central importance to archaeological scholarship stems from the interim publication of a series of early medieval churches, a vallum enclosure, potentially the earliest cloister in Britain, and craft-working activities including unique glass furnaces. This project will analyse the archive records and excavated finds to consider key research questions. Is there evidence for occupation pre-dating the early monastery? What is the form and date of the early 'family' of churches and the first cloister? Can continuous occupation be demonstrated? What was the scale and extent of the early craft-working centre? Is it possible to reconstruct the zoning and land-use of the early monastery and the subsequent development of the medieval precinct? Can we reconstruct the architectural form, style and development of the later medieval abbey? Did the emphasis placed on myth and cult activities create a distinctive layout in the medieval church and cloister? Analysis of the archive will be complemented by a new geophysical survey of the precinct. The geophysics will enhance interpretation of the cloister excavations and increase knowledge of the broader precinct. It will also facilitate the assessment of surviving buried deposits, contributing to their conservation and guiding future research. The full publication of the Glastonbury archive will achieve a major landmark in monastic archaeology. Beyond the intrinsic historical significance of the Abbey, the site is of demonstrated international importance in understanding early medieval glassworking, and for advancing understanding of the transition between the early and later medieval monastic plans. The results of the project will be published as a monograph and will be accessible as an online database through the Archaeology Data Service. This project will present new findings on a site that is highly valued by the international academic audience, the local community and the multi-denominational community of visitors to the Abbey, numbering over 100,000 each year.

格拉斯顿伯里修道院（Glastonbury Abbey）对于理解英国修道院主义至关重要，它在英国流行文化中占有特殊的位置。在1904年至1979年之间进行了34个季节的发掘，但结果尚未出版。该项目将通过标志性的考古历史上的标志性人物分析和发布格拉斯顿伯里修道院的发掘档案：圣约翰·霍普（St John Hope）（1904），布莱·邦德（Bligh Bond，1908-21），Peers and Clapham（1928-39）（1928-39）和Ralegh Radford（1951-64）。格拉斯顿伯里修道院的受托人是项目合作伙伴，该研究的结果将为现场解释和博物馆展示提供依据。Glastonbury是英格兰最早的修道院之一，可能是七世纪的历史，据称是唯一享受着十六世纪连续职业的人。 1191年，僧侣声称他们已经揭开了亚瑟和吉纳维尔的坟墓，后来他们促进了与阿里马西亚的约瑟夫的联系，声称他在公元63年建立了第一位教堂。亚瑟族人的联系是在需要1184年毁灭性的1184年建立了1184年的灾难，需要进行资金重建Abbey。考古发掘集中在墓地的主要范围和部分墓地上，并回收了实质性的石材，窗玻璃，陶器，陶瓷瓷砖和小发现的大量组合。该网站对考古学奖学金的核心重要性源于一系列早期的中世纪教堂的临时出版，一个瓦利姆的围墙，可能是英国最早的回廊以及包括独特玻璃熔炉在内的手工艺活动。该项目将分析档案记录，并发掘的发现以考虑关键的研究问题。是否有证据表明早期修道院的职业？教堂和第一个回廊的早期“家庭”的形式和日期是什么？可以证明连续职业吗？早期工艺品中心的规模和范围是多少？是否可以重建早期修道院的分区和土地利用以及中世纪地区的后续发展？我们可以重建后来中世纪修道院的建筑形式，风格和发展吗？对神话和邪教活动的重点是否在中世纪教堂和回廊中创造了独特的布局？对档案的分析将与该区域的新的地球物理调查相辅相成。地球物理学将增强对回廊发掘的解释，并增加对更广泛区域的知识。它还将促进评估幸存的埋藏押存，从而为他们的保护和指导未来的研究做出贡献。格拉斯顿伯里档案馆的完整出版将在修道院考古学中获得一个主要地标。除了修道院的内在历史意义之外，该遗址在理解早期中世纪的玻璃工作以及对早期和后期中世纪修道院计划之间过渡的理解方面具有国际重要性。该项目的结果将作为专着发布，并可以通过考古数据服务作为在线数据库访问。该项目将在一个由国际学术受众，当地社区和修道院游客的多宗教社区珍视的网站上介绍新发现，每年有超过100,000个。