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The Crack of Doom: Viking-Age hoards before the hacksilver horizon
Viking-age hacksilver hoards (c. 880 – 1050) consist mainly of silver bullion, attesting to the rise of a metal-weight market economy. However, across Britain, there is a brief window of time in which the rate of hoard deposition begins to accelerate, but before hacksilver becomes the dominant component. In light...Maldonado, Adrián
Galloway Hoard, Cheshire hoards, Chester, Wirral, Early Medieval , and Viking Age
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2022
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Viking Panic? Looking for the 9-12th centuries in Argyll
The story of early medieval Argyll is told through overarching narratives: the arrival of the Scots of Dál Riata; incoming missionaries in the age of saints; and the invasions of the Vikings. A recent reassessment of the National Museums Scotland collections from this period emphasises how material culture tells a...