The Archaeology of Medieval England and Wales

List of Figures 
List of Plates 
Preface 

I. The Archaeology of Medieval Government 
1. The Coronation 
2. Royal Tombs 
3. The Palace of Westminster
4. The Exchequer 
5. The Tower of London
6. The Rural Palaces and Houses of the English Medieval Kings 
7. Episcopal Palaces 
8. Cities, Boroughs and Guildhalls 
9. The Archaeology of Justice 
10. Emblems of power 
11. Seals 
References 

II. Fortifications 
1. The Origins of Castles 
2. The Evolution of Castles
3. Castle Building in Wales 
4. Castles as Residences 
5. Henry VIII\'s Coastal Defences 
6. Town Defences 
7. A Medieval Walled-town: York 
8. Moated Sites 
References 

III. Religion 
1. The Power of the Medieval Church 
2. Siting and Water Supply of Greater Churches and Monasteries 
3. The Outer Court 
4. The Conventual Church
5. The Cloister and Other Parts of the Monastic Complex 
6. The Economics of Church Building 
7. Monastic Granges 
8. The Archaeology of Pilgrimage 
9. Parish Churches 
10. The Siting of Parish Churches 
11. Parish Churches: Dedications 
12. Parish Churches: Functions 
13. Parish Churches: Study of the Standing Structure 
14. Parish Churches: Evolution of the Plan 
15. The Excavation of Churches 
16. Graveyards: Rural and Urban Examples 
17. A Town Cemetery
18. Leprosy 
19. Hospitals in the Later Middle Ages 
References 

IV. Communications, Towns, Ports and Trade 
1. Stability or Mobility? 
2. Roads 
3. Fords and Bridges 
4. Inns 
5. The Topographical Study of Towns 
6. Saxon Urban Planning 
7. Early Medieval Town Development 
8. Rural Markets 
9. New Towns and Planned Urban Elements
10. Pottery as a Trade Indicator 
11. Ports and Havens 
12. Shipping 
13. Lighthouses 
References 

V. The Medieval Countryside 
1. Archaeology and the Anatomy of Settlement 
2. The Choice of Site 
3. Settlement Shapes 
4. Field Systems and Estate Boundaries: the Prehistoric and Roman Legacy 
5. The Origins of the open-field System 
6. Ridge-and-furrow
7. Agricultural Implements 
8. Common Land 
9. Woodland 
10. Forests 
11. Parks 
12. Mills and Milling
13. Windmills 
14. Fishponds 
15. The Making of the Broads 
16. Climate in the Middle Ages 
17. Coastal Change in the Middle Ages 
18. The ‘Black Death’ and the Dissolution of the Medieval Landscape
References 

VI. Housing 
1. The Techniques of Rural Archaeology 
2. Highland Housing 
3. Lowland Village Houses: Plans 
4. Lowland Houses: Walling 
5. Peasant Housing: Heating and Flooring 
6. Peasant Housing: Roofing 
7. Rural Manor Houses 
8. The Evolution of Timber Roof Structures 
9. Heating, Lighting and Flooring 
10. Furniture and Fittings 
11. The Problems of Urban Archaeology
12. Anglo-Scandinavian Housing in York 
13. Danish and Early Medieval Houses in Lincoln and Southampton 
14. Working-class Housing in Winchester, York and Northampton 
15. Medieval Gardens 
References 

VII. Medieval Industries and Crafts 
1. Reasons for Lack of Study 
2. The Ironworking Industry 
3. Charcoal Burning 
4. Lead Working 
5. Tin Mining
6. Bronze Working 
7. Quarrying and Building 
8. Purbeck Marble and Alabaster 
9. Timber and Wood: Carpentry and Woodworking Crafts 
10. Brick and Tile-making 
11. Pottery Making 
12. Salt Making 
13. Leather-working 
14. The Wool and Cloth Trades 
15. The Glass Industry 
References 

VIII. The Archaeology of the Necessities of Life 
1. Food: The Limiting Factors of the Evidence
2. Meat 
3. Fish 
4. Cereals 
5. Brewing 
6. Vegetables and Fruit 
7. Kitchens and Cooking 
8. Water 
9. Wine 
10. Clothing and Shoes 
References 

Index