A northern view of Arras: or, we have chariots too
Resource type
Book chapter
Creator (person)
Hunter, Fraser
Abstract
In 1817 a group of East Yorkshire gentry opened barrows in a large Iron Age cemetery on the Yorkshire Wolds at Arras, near Market Weighton, including a remarkable burial accompanied by a chariot with two horses, which became known as the Kingà¢â‚¬â„¢s Barrow. This was the third season of excavation undertaken there, producing spectacular finds including a further chariot burial and the so-called Queenà¢â‚¬â„¢s barrow, which contained a gold ring, many glass beads and other items. These and later discoveries would lead to the naming of the Arras Culture, and the suggestion of connections with the near European continent. Since then further remarkable finds have been made in the East Yorkshire region, including 23 chariot burials, most recently at Pocklington in 2017 and 2018, where both graves contained horses, and were featured on BBC 4à¢â‚¬â„¢s Digging for Britain series. This volume bring together papers presented by leading experts at the Royal Archaeological Institute Annual Conference, held at the Yorkshire Museum, York, in November 2017, to celebrate the bicentenary of the Arras discoveries. The remarkable Iron Age archaeology of eastern Yorkshire is set into wider context by views from Scotland, the south of England and Iron Age Western Europe. The book covers a wide variety of topics including migration, settlement and landscape, burials, experimental chariot building, finds of various kinds and reports on the major sites such as Wetwang/Garton Slack and Pocklington.
Book title
The Arras Culture of Eastern Yorkshire Celebrating the Iron Age: Proceedings of Arras 200 celebrating the Iron Age, Royal Archaeological Institute Annual Conference, 2017
Editor
Halkon, Peter
Journal title
Archaeology Reports Online
Publisher
Oxbow
Place of publication
Oxford
ISSN
2052-4064