The excavation at Glyn, Llanbedrgoch, revealed rich early medieval evidence, shedding light on Wales' 5th–11th century transformation.Published in association with Amgueddfa Cyru.The discovery between 1989 and 1993 of early medieval artefacts and coins by metal detectorists from fields around Glyn farm, Llanbedrgoch, Anglesey led to a long-term programme of archaeological investigations by Amgueddfa Cymru. Excavations revealed rich evidence for human activity from ...

The crannog on Llangorse Lake near Brecon in mid Wales was discovered in 1867 and first excavated in 1869 by two local antiquaries, Edgar and Henry Dumbleton, who published their findings over the next four years. In 1988 dendrochronological dates from submerged palisade planks established its construction in the ninth century, and a combined off- and on-shore investigation of the site was started as a joint project between Cardiff University and Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales. Th...

The twenty-eight papers in this volume explore the practical !ife, domestic settings, landscapes and seascapes of the Viking world. Their geographical horizons stretch from Iceland to Russia, with particular emphasis on new discoveries in the Scandinavian homelands and in Britain and Ireland. With a rich combination of disciplinary perspectives, new interpretations are presented of evidence for buildings and technology, navigation, trade and military organization, the ideology of place, an...