Craft, Industry and Everyday Life: Finds from Anglo-Scandinavian York

The latest fascicule of finds from excavations at York examines artefacts made from a number of materials, such as stone, jet, amber, glass, fired clay and non-ferrous metalwork. There is some overlap with earlier fascicules, especially with textile tools, but this volume presents old and new material thematically and includes discussions of new crafts, such as the manufacture of personal ornaments. The first half of the book presents evidence for crafts and industries in the area of Coppergate while the second considers how the products from these industries were used in everyday life, as household fittings, dress accessories, jewellery and objects used for work and play. Reference is made to comparable objects found elsewhere in Britain and Europe. The attractively presented reports are illustrated with many drawings and distribution plans and the volume ends with a lengthy catalogue.