Category:England, South Yorkshire: Adwick-le-Street

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Viking burials found in England

Viking burials found in England

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Viking burials found in the Isle of Man

Viking burials found in Wales

Viking burials found in Wales

England, South Yorkshire: Adwick-le-Street

Status:  Accepted  

Current Location: Doncaster Museum

Find Type: Burial;   Find Date: Excavated in 2001

Period: C9th

Bodies: Female skeleton

Summary:

Publications:

Speed, Greg & Penelope Walton Rogers (2004) 'A Burial of a Viking Woman at Adwick-le-Street, South Yorkshire'. pp. 51-90. (Available Online) Medieval Archaeology: Vol.48

Grave Goods:

Copper-alloy Bowl

Pair of non-identical oval brooches. Both Petersen type P37.

Hangerock. Textile remains preserved on the rears of the oval brooches and on the knife have been identified as z-spun tabby weave made from plant fibre (linen). In addition a number of thin linen strips (4mm wide) were found around the pins of the brooches. It appears that there was a pair of loops at the base of the brooch and a single loop at the top.

Iron key; iron knife