The Prittlewell Princely Burial: Excavations at Priory Crescent, Southend-On-Sea, Essex, 2003

by Sue Hirst, Ian Blair, Lyn Blackmore, et al.

An early Anglo-Saxon chamber grave discovered in 2003 at Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, proved to be a princely burial of international significance. Lying beneath a now vanished mound, the large wooden chamber contained the coffin of a man, evidently a Christian from the small gold crosses found with him, who died probably at the end of the 6th century AD. He was buried within or beside an existing cemetery, one used by people of lesser...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1907586504
• ISBN13: 9781907586507
• Release Date: February 2020
• Publisher: Mola (Museum of London Archaeology)
• Length: 514 Pages
• Weight: 5.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 8.5" x 11.8"