Evidence gleaned from archaeology sheds dramatic new light on religious practices and identities between the later sixteenth and the nineteenth centuries. The p
The study of belief, faith and religious practices can provide a deep insight into historical societies. Through archaeological research it is possible to gain
The conversion to Christianity was a key cultural process that saw the transformation of Europe from classical to medieval world. The growth of the Church has b
Historical burial grounds are an enormous archaeological resource and have the potential to inform studies not only of demography or the history of disease and
Many hermitages and eremitic communities are recorded throughout the medieval period, yet to date, there has been no comprehensive archaeological study. This ri