Anglo Saxon Burial

This article discusses the most common type of burial found during the Anglo Saxon period: chest burials (Atkins, 2012). Atkins specifically analyzes the chest burials structure of craftsmen wooden inclusion of metal hinged lid (2012). This specific paper focuses on the types of burial containers accompanied by the type of funeral practices and how each individual are entombed. It compares the different type of chest burial found and the technique used in creating it (Atkins, 2012). By analyzing the structures of the burials, it can be seen the different forms of socially hierarchies’ high-status by perhaps having high quality of oak wood used to create the caskets in comparison to the burials of lower socioeconomic class …show more content…
In addition, the article focuses on the specific grave goods found in the burials and its response to social structures (Crawford, 2004). Crawford brings insights to how the ritual of the burial reflects the community and the gods through an individual lenses (2005). In addition, Crawford notices the Anglo-Saxon custom of burying the human remains fully clothed with artifacts of weaponry and jewellery can perhaps suggests the some information in regards to the cultural bounds of gender, age, and socioeconomic status of the individuals that were being memorialized. Crawford realized there is a lot of female burial with common aspects of grave goods that represented religious offerings when it was not a common norm during this time period (2004). Perhaps this female burial analysis can enlighten the gender specific roles placed and their contribution to society. I can use this article to compare the culture shift to Christianity during the time period and its effect in the burial practices. This article specifically focuses on the grave goods found in relation other the individual being buried. Therefore, it can perhaps help to bring insight to the argument of grave good and cultural …show more content…
It discusses the structural components of the burials found in the archeological records of the human remains being upright contained with grave goods in a chamber burial (O’Brien, 2008). They analyzed various burial grounds to compare the ritualistic aspects in Barleston Staffordshire, Oxton Nottinghamshire. Benty Grange Derbyshire, Lowbury Hill, Aston Upthorpe, and Oxfordshire (O’Brien, 2008). The article inspects the status of the remains based on the artifacts found such as the armory in the burials with the Anglo Saxon Christian beliefs (O’Brien, 2008). This article can help elevate the argument in analysis of the structure of the burials. It specifically looks at the human remains as they positioning in burial which convey specific cultural significance. In addition, I can look into the landscape of the dead warriors in the positioning of the burials towards the enemy lines and the cemeteries space. I think it would be interesting to analyze the warriors’ graves in comparison to civilians and see the relationship to socioeconomic status in correlation with the landscape for the graves dug as well as the positioning of the remains: prone, supine, fetal, upright (Gamble,