Angela
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The site is in Tintagel, the traditional place where Arthur was conceived, and the dating is from around the time that "Arthur" is said to have lived, if he in fact actually existed.
"It is likely that the one-metre thick walls being unearthed are those of the main residence of the 6th century rulers of an ancient south-west British kingdom, known as Dumnonia."
"Some of the buildings were relatively large. Around a dozen have been archaeologically or geophysically located over recent months. Two are around 11 metres long and 4 metres wide."
This interests me more:
"Although eastern and much of central Britain had been taken over by Germanic (ie, Anglo-Saxon) conquerors and settlers from what is now Germany and Denmark, much of the west of Britain (including Cornwall) remained under native British control."
Also, they retained their ties with the Mediterranean world:
"[FONT="]The people who lived in these well-constructed buildings appear to have been of elite status. The archaeological evidence – scores of fragments of pottery and glass – show that they were enjoying wine from what is now western Turkey and olive oil from the Greek Aegean and what is now Tunisia. What’s more, they ate their food from fine bowls and plates imported from western Turkey and North Africa, while they drank their wine from the very finest, beautifully painted French-made glass cups."
I wonder what implications this has for the genetics of the area.
As to how and when it ended, there's no sign of any military defeat. The researchers speculate that perhaps it fell because the plague reached it from the continent.
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"It is likely that the one-metre thick walls being unearthed are those of the main residence of the 6th century rulers of an ancient south-west British kingdom, known as Dumnonia."
"Some of the buildings were relatively large. Around a dozen have been archaeologically or geophysically located over recent months. Two are around 11 metres long and 4 metres wide."
This interests me more:
"Although eastern and much of central Britain had been taken over by Germanic (ie, Anglo-Saxon) conquerors and settlers from what is now Germany and Denmark, much of the west of Britain (including Cornwall) remained under native British control."
Also, they retained their ties with the Mediterranean world:
"[FONT="]The people who lived in these well-constructed buildings appear to have been of elite status. The archaeological evidence – scores of fragments of pottery and glass – show that they were enjoying wine from what is now western Turkey and olive oil from the Greek Aegean and what is now Tunisia. What’s more, they ate their food from fine bowls and plates imported from western Turkey and North Africa, while they drank their wine from the very finest, beautifully painted French-made glass cups."
I wonder what implications this has for the genetics of the area.
As to how and when it ended, there's no sign of any military defeat. The researchers speculate that perhaps it fell because the plague reached it from the continent.
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