10.15 – 11.15: ‘A Well-Urned Rest’: The Cremation Rite - The first session of the day introduces the basics of human osteology, including the identification of bones, and the ageing and sexing of skeletal remains. It then focusses on the cremation rite, which was prevalent in the eastern region and which can be reconstructed in some detail from often very meagre remains. The evidence reveals a technologically complex and resource-heavy rite, which was laden with symbolism.
11.15-11.45: Coffee-break.
11.45 – 12.45: ‘Matters of Grave Importance’: The Inhumation Rite - In the second session, the focus moves from cremation to inhumation, and takes a detailed look at the social, economic and religious symbolism inherent in the inhumation burial rite, expressed via grave-goods, grave-structures and the landscape setting of cemeteries.
12.45-13.45: Lunch-break.
13.45-14.45: ‘Getting Cross’: The Impact of Christianity on Burial Rites - The final session looks at the impact of the conversion to Christianity on Anglo-Saxon attitudes towards the dead, and the many different ways in which this is reflected in the East Anglian burial record. In particular, the session looks at the placement of iconographic objects in graves, and the changing relationship between the living and the dead in Anglo-Saxon society.
About Dr Richard Hoggett FSA MCIfA
Dr Richard Hoggett is a freelance heritage consultant, writer and lecturer with over 20 years’ experience in the academic, commercial and local authority heritage sectors. He is the author of The Archaeology of the East Anglian Conversion (2010), The Book of Happisburgh (2011) and from 2006–2013 was the editor of the peer-reviewed journal Norfolk Archaeology. A fellow of the Society of Antiquaries since 2016, he is a confident and popular public speaker and has lectured extensively on a wide range of subjects for institutions and organisations throughout the eastern England.
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Study-days will continue online for the time being.
Online study-days start at 10.15 and usually finish at 14.45, with a timetable of three, one-hour sessions with breaks in between. Precise timings may vary depending on discussion and potential broadband signal blips.
Please note that these are live, online events only - there are no recordings available afterwards.
Study-Days in Zoom-land
Online study-days are usually overseen by a chairman to ensure the event runs smoothly. To avoid disruptions during presentations, participants will be ‘muted’, but questions can be raised via the Zoom text-chat box for the chairman to marshal for the Q & A time near the end of each session. Click here to see how to operate Zoom.
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Ticket for Two: £45 - suitable for two friends viewing on one screen.
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