Institute for Medieval Studies

Session	805
Title	The Archaeology of Early Medieval Fortified Settlements in Different Regions of Europe
Date/Time	Tuesday 12 July 2011: 16.30-18.00
Sponsor	Vienna Institute of Archaeological Science, Universität Wien
Organiser	Hajnalka Herold, Department of Archaeology, University of Exeter
Moderator/Chair	Dawn Hadley, Department of Archaeology, University of Sheffield
Paper 805-a	Burhs and Defence: Assessing the Military Status of Later Saxon Burhs (Language: English) Neil Christie, School of Archaeology & Ancient History, University of Leicester Index Terms: Archaeology - General; Archaeology - Sites
Paper 805-b	Early Medieval Fortified Settlements in Italy from the 6th to the 10th Century (Language: English) Marco Valenti, Dipartimento di Archeologia e Storia delle Arti, Università degli studi di Siena Index Terms: Archaeology - General; Archaeology - Sites
Paper 805-c	Fortified Settlements of the 9th and 10th Centuries in Central Europe (Language: English) Hajnalka Herold, Department of Archaeology, University of Exeter Index Terms: Archaeology - Sites; Architecture - General
Abstract	This session aims at comparing the structure, possible function(s) and symbolic meaning of Early Medieval fortified settlements from three different parts of Europe (England, Italy, and Central Europe) based on archaeological research results. Thereby special emphases will be given to the defensive capabilities (military function and/or representation) of these sites as well as to the spatial organisation within the fortified area. Possibilities of reconstructing economic and administrative functions of the discussed Early Medieval fortified settlements on the basis of the archaeological record are also going to be examined.