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Anglo-Saxon Monastic Landscapes: A Reconstruction from Lyminge, Kent

盎格鲁撒克逊修道院景观：肯特郡莱明的重建

基本信息

批准号：
AH/J006068/1
负责人：
Gabor Thomas
金额：
$ 70.42万
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：
2012
资助国家：
英国
起止时间：
2012 至无数据
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=AH%2FJ006068%2F1
关键词：
Anglo Saxon Monastic Landscapes Reconstruction

项目摘要

The conversion of the pagan Anglo-Saxons to Christianity was spearheaded by the spread of monastic culture across England between the 7th to 9th centuries AD when a series of emergent kingdoms began to exploit the new faith as an ideological weapon in the war for political supremacy. This process laid down a new tier of monastic settlements more complex in physical, social and economic organisation than traditional forms of habitation found in the Anglo-Saxon countryside. In the absence of detailed descriptions in contemporary historical sources, only archaeology can provide an informed impression of how that complexity was given physical expression in the layout and material practices of Anglo-Saxon monastic institutions. Potential of this kind has been tested by recent archaeological work at Northumbrian institutions such as Hartlepool and Hoddom where there have been opportunities to glimpse craft activity, domestic occupation and satellite cemeteries at a considerable distance from the core monastic buildings. Although the importance of these peripheral zones is now firmly established, our conception of how they relate to the totality of a monastic landscapes remains poorly defined owing to the small scale of the excavations and the poor preservation associated with the outer precincts of documented monasteries.This project will redress this imbalance through the detailed archaeological examination of Lyminge, Kent, the site of a documented double monastery (a mixed-sex community presided over by a royal abbess) founded in the 7th century. The site was evaluated systematically by geophysical survey and trial excavation between 2008 and 2010. This work demonstrated that Lyminge has excellent horizontal preservation covering an extensive swathe of the outer precincts of the monastic settlement, combined with an unbroken vertical sequence spanning both monastic-phase occupation and a settlement precursor of the 5th-7th centuries AD. As such, the project has potential to answer a suite of questions on the process of monastic foundation in the kingdom of Kent, a region crucial to the earliest stages of the Anglo-Saxon conversion. The proposed excavation will exploit Lyminge's potential to pioneer a new emphasis on the antecedents of monasticism in early Anglo-Saxon England, and develop an archaeological framework for elucidating the double monastery as a distinctive institutional expression of the fledgling English church.The major activity of the research will be a programme of excavation on the village green over three summer field seasons (2012-14). The project will also re-analyze previous work in the churchyard where core buildings, including an Anglo-Saxon church, were first brought to light by Antiquarian excavations in the mid 19th century. An Integrated Archaeological Data-Base will be used to facilitate the development of the project website, archive and publications. Some post-excavation such as radiocarbon dating will be completed to enable a complete understanding of stratigraphy and site development and to inform the full analysis of artefactual and ecofactual assemblages. The main academic outputs will be an edited volume designed to set Lyminge in its international context, accompanied by articles in peer-reviewed journals. Phase 2 of this project (for which future funding will be sought in 2015) will complete full, integrated analysis of archaeological data-sets for final publication.The project will collaborate with the Kent Archaeological Society and the Canterbury Archaeological Trust to pool expertise and also to help deliver a comprehensive programme of public outreach and participation targeting Lyminge, neighbouring communities and Kent at large. Through such means, this project will make Lyminge's heritage better understood to its own residents and enhance public understanding of Kent's formative role in the development of Anglo-Saxon monastic culture.

盎格鲁-撒克逊人皈依基督教是由修道院文化在公元7世纪至9世纪期间在英格兰的传播所推动的，当时一系列新兴王国开始利用新信仰作为政治霸权战争中的意识形态武器。这一过程奠定了一个新的层次的修道院定居点更复杂的物理，社会和经济组织比传统形式的居住在盎格鲁-撒克逊农村。在当代历史资料中缺乏详细描述的情况下，只有考古学才能提供一个知情的印象，即这种复杂性是如何在盎格鲁-撒克逊修道院机构的布局和物质实践中得到物理表达的。这种潜力已经在最近的考古工作中得到了测试，在诺森伯兰的机构，如哈特尔普尔和霍多姆，那里有机会在距离核心修道院建筑相当远的地方瞥见手工艺活动，家庭职业和卫星墓地。虽然这些外围区域的重要性现在已经得到了明确的确立，但由于发掘规模较小，以及有文献记载的修道院外围保护不力，我们对它们与修道院景观整体关系的概念仍然不明确。本项目将通过对肯特郡利明格的详细考古考察，有文献记载的建于世纪的双修道院（一个由皇家女修道院院长主持的男女混合社区）的所在地。2008年至2010年期间，通过地球物理调查和试掘对该遗址进行了系统评价。这项工作表明，吕明日有很好的水平保护，覆盖了修道院定居点外围的广泛地带，结合了一个完整的垂直序列，跨越了修道院阶段的占领和公元5 - 7世纪的定居点前身。因此，该项目有可能回答一系列关于肯特王国修道院建立过程的问题，肯特王国是盎格鲁-撒克逊人皈依的最早阶段的关键地区。拟议中的挖掘将利用利明格的潜力，开拓一个新的重点在早期盎格鲁撒克逊英格兰的修道主义的前身，并制定一个考古框架，阐明双修道院作为一个独特的制度表达的羽翼未丰的英国church.The主要活动的研究将是一个挖掘方案的村庄绿色在三个夏季领域的季节（2012-14）。该项目还将重新分析以前在教堂墓地的工作，其中核心建筑，包括盎格鲁-撒克逊教堂，第一次在19世纪世纪中期的考古发掘中被发现。将利用一个综合考古数据库来促进项目网站、档案和出版物的开发。将完成一些挖掘后的工作，如放射性碳年代测定，以便能够全面了解地层和遗址的发展情况，并为全面分析人工和生态组合提供信息。主要的学术成果将是一本经过编辑的书，旨在将莱明日置于其国际背景下，同时在同行评审的期刊上发表文章。该项目的第二阶段（将于2015年寻求未来的资金）将完成对考古数据集的全面综合分析，以供最终出版。该项目将与肯特考古学会和坎特伯雷考古信托基金合作，汇集专业知识，并帮助实施一项针对利明日、邻近社区和整个肯特的公众宣传和参与综合方案。通过这种方式，该项目将使莱明格的遗产更好地了解自己的居民，并提高公众对肯特的盎格鲁-撒克逊修道院文化的发展的形成作用的理解。