Mucking

A settlement and cemetery site in Essex, one of the largest and most extensively excavated Early Saxon sites in England. It is situated on the high gravel terraces of the Thames estuary and more than 100 sunken huts as well as at least two hall houses have been found. The main occupation debris from the site consists of clay loom-weights; handmade, grass-tempered pots, and some fine metalwork. The cemeteries contain a mixture of inhumation and cremation burials, including some wealthy graves that possess a full range of Early Saxon jewelry and weapons.

The combined settlement and cemetery of Mucking in Essex is one of the largest and most extensively excavated Early Saxon sites in England. Mucking is situated on the high gravel terraces of the Thames estuary, and attention was first drawn to it through a remarkable series of crop marks spotted as a result of aerial photography. The excavations have mainly concentrated on the Anglo-Saxon period, uncovering over 100 sunken huts as well as at least two hall houses. The main occupation debris from the site consists of clay loom-weights, great quantities of handmade, grass-tempered pots, and some fine metalwork. The cemeteries contain a mixture of inhumation and cremation burials, including some wealthy graves that possess a full range of Early Saxon jewellery and weapons.