Fillingham Project overview - A Late Anglo-Saxon Cemetery in Lincolnshire
The Fillingham project was set up by Dr Dawn Hadley, Dr Andrew Chamberlain and Jo Buckberry to investigate a late Anglo-Saxon cemetery, first discovered in 1953. A training excavation for undergraduates at the department of Archaeology, University of Sheffield was carried out in July 2000. This excavation revealed that the cemetery had been disturbed by a post-medieval quarry, but also showed that the cemetery was adjacent to an earlier Anglo-Saxon settlement. A small area of undisturbed graves was identified at the end of the July excavations, which were excavated by a small team from the department over a particularly rainy weekend the following October.
Previous Archaeology in Fillingham
- Skeleton found 1953
- Further burials excavated 1982
- Other archaeology in the village
The Case for a Possible Second Church
- Documentary Evidence
- The Domesday Book
- The Lindsey Survey
Geophysical Survey - the Paddock
Geophysical Survey - the Orchard
Fieldwork July 2000 - Settlement Evidence - The Field Survey
Fieldwork July 2000 - Settlement Evidence - Excavation
Excavation October 2000 - The Cemetery
References and Acknowledgements