Beads were mainly worn by Anglo-Saxon women and young girls. They were worn in strings , usually between the pair of brooches which fastened together a woman's dress. Some necklaces have in excess of 100 beads.

Anglo-Saxon glass beads show a wide variety of bead manufacturing techniques, sizes, shapes, colours and decorations. Various studies have been carried out investigating the distribution and chronological change of bead types.

Summary: Many thousands of glass beads have been excavated from Early British cemeteries of the fifth and sixth centuries AD. Amongst these beads is a type that was particularly common: decorated polychrome beads in red, yellow, and green …

This digital archive consists of a downloadable spreadsheet containing information on a sample of 32,000 beads from Anglo-Saxon graves. The spreadsheet was produced as Table 11 of the following book: Brugmann, Birte 2004, Glass beads from Early Anglo-Saxon Graves.

This study is based on a Sample of some 32,000 beads of the 5th to 8th centuries, found at 106 sites in nine Anglo-Saxon regions. 56% of the beads are made of amber, 43% of glass and 1% of other materials.

This book discusses the glass beads of early medieval (Anglo-Saxon) England. It provides a visual classification of the more definitive and diagnostic types. Supported by colour plates, line illustrations, and distribution maps, it describes the main types and lists their occurrences, principally as personal effects in grave complexes.

A study on the provenance and chronology of glass beads from Anglo-Saxon Graves. Oxbow Books, Oxford. The table of beads is available both in its original MS Excel 95 format and as an html table. Click on the filename to download one of the files.

In the last few decades there has been increased interest in both the archaeology of the Anglo-Saxon period and in beads. This is the first book that brings that information together. The Introduction by Martin Welch summarizes these two converging forces very well.

Jul 27, 2023 · Glass beads are the costume jewellery of the times and Anglo-Saxon beads are particularly beautiful - large, colourful and flamboyant, and there are many different designs and types. EXPERIMENTAL ARCHAEOLOGY

Identify all the different types of object on this necklace. What materials are the beads and other objects made from? Who would have worn this necklace? Click on the necklace to take a closer look at specific objects.