Archaeologists hope to reveal a glimpse of daily life at the Anglo-Saxon monastery in Cookham.
The dig is taking place in Paddock Field, next to Holy Trinity Church, in Cookham, until 2 SeptemberThe team from the University of Reading first discovered the Anglo-Saxon site in Cookham, Berkshire, in 2021.
Dig director Prof Gabor Thomas hopes the excavation work will give a glimpse into daily life at the monastery.He explained: "Monastic culture was at its height then. It was absolutely essential to the Christianisation of Anglo-Saxon England but the documentary sources tell us next to nothing about how they were organised.
During the last full-scale dig in the summer of 2022, archaeologists uncovered an industrial and craft zone, which would have supplied nuns with food and helped to transport imported items along the River Thames. This year, the teams hope to use scientific analysis of the burials found in the cemetery area to determine the social identity and health of the monastery's inhabitants and neighbouring populations buried there.
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