For the first time information from various sources has been brought together in order to build up a picture of how food was grown, conserved, prepared and eate

Written by a team of experts and presenting the results of the most up-to-date research, The Handbook of Anglo-Saxon Archaeology will both stimulate and support

Food production for home consumption was the basis of economic activity throughout the Anglo-Saxon period and ensuring access to an adequate food supply was a c

Oxbow says: This synthesis of primary and secondary sources, both literary and archaeological, on the subject of Anglo-Saxon food and drink, brings together a v

At the heart of Anglo-Saxon society, judging by its literature, lay feasting and drinking but we know little about what Anglo-Saxons actually ate.