This thesis researched if biological and cultural continuity between the Romano-British and Anglo-Saxon culture in Great Chesterford (Essex) could be identified. Different studies have shown a...Show moreThis thesis researched if biological and cultural continuity between the Romano-British and Anglo-Saxon culture in Great Chesterford (Essex) could be identified. Different studies have shown a potential regional variation in England, which still has to be studied and described. This was done by relating data from the Anglo-Saxon and Roman cemetery of Great Chesterford and the Roman cemetery of Colchester (Butt Road, period 2). Biological (skeletal metrics and non-metrics) and cultural (grave rituals and goods) data were used.Show less