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Lundenwic: the archaeological evidence for middle Saxon London

Part of: Anglo-Saxon archaeology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Robert Cowie  and
Robert Whytehead
Robert Cowie
Affiliation:
Department of Greater London Archaeology. The Museum of London, 3–7 Ray Street, London EC1R 3DJ
Robert Whytehead
Affiliation:
Department of Greater London Archaeology. The Museum of London, 3–7 Ray Street, London EC1R 3DJ
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Abstract

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Where London was in the Roman and later medieval periods is clear enough: largely in the walled city, now under the modern financial district that is the City of London. But what of the period between? New evidence is assessed on this longstanding problem.

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Antiquity , Volume 63 , Issue 241 , December 1989 , pp. 706 - 718
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Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd 1989

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