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an archaeological survey of their socio-economic significance from the fifth to seventh centuries A.D
ix, 400 pages : illustrations, maps ; 30 cm
Section One: Text -- A survey of previous hanging-bowl studies -- The art-historical interpretations of hanging bowls -- The function of hanging bowls -- Assessing the archaeological evidence -- The quality of the excavations -- Dating the assemblages -- The social contexts of the assemblages -- Case study: Assessing social status in the cemeteries at Sleaford, Lincs. and Kingston Down, Kent -- Bowls from non-mortuary contexts -- The physical characteristics of hanging bowls: an experiment in statistical analysis -- Section Two: Catalogue and plates.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-231).
Economics, economic history and consumer affairs