The Anglo-Saxon Cemeteries at RAF Lakenheath Vol 1
Author: Jo Caruth and John Hines
In 1979, a pipe trench at the military airbase RAF Lakenheath, Eriswell, Suffolk, revealed the presence of possible inhumation graves of the Early Anglo-Saxon period. These lay not far from a group of 33 burials excavated in the 1950s and published as the cemetery of Little Eriswell. Extensive redevelopment starting in the late 1990s led to the excavation of a remarkable group of three discrete but contemporary burial grounds in close proximity. All three burial grounds were used for inhumation from the second half of the 5th to the late 6th century, but one cemetery remained in use until the late 7th century. The grave goods illustrate social differentiation, primarily by sex and age, although exceptionally richly furnished and elaborately constructed graves, such as the horse and ‘warrior’ burial, embody additional status differentials.
Volume 1 presents the archaeological evidence and stratigraphy.
