Voices from Early Medieval Cookham: New Archaeological Insights from the Cookham Dig  
with Professor Gabor Thomas and Professor Mary Lewis

Discover the latest findings from ongoing archaeological excavations by the University of Reading, uncovering Cookham's golden age as a royal monastery in the 8th and 9th centuries A.D.  

 

Results from last summer's excavation will be set beside previous discoveries to offer new insights on the distinctive character and role of monastic settlements at the dawn of English Christianity for which Cookham represents a nationally important case study.  

 

As well as building a picture of daily life, the talk will place a spotlight on a contemporary cemetery which is shedding fascinating light on the role of contemporary monasteries as centres of healing and medical care.  

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