The text has been written in the words of one of us (SR) but draws throughout on the analytical work, and ideas, of MW. In addition, although the article is the responsibility of the main author, an initial draft benefited considerably from comments by Geoff Bailey, Mark Edmonds and Penny Spikins from the Department of Archaeology, University of York, and from an anonymous referee.
The project described here, sponsored in part by English Heritage, employed the skills and perseverance of Mark Whyman and Ceinwen Paynton in data gathering, together with the IT abilities of Pat Gibbs in developing the database and producing the distribution maps used here. Finally, the project would not have been possible without the active support and participation of local government curators and museum staff throughout the region, and various IT experts beyond.
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