{"id":2248,"date":"2018-03-21T16:28:54","date_gmt":"2018-03-21T16:28:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.reading.ac.uk\/the-forum\/?p=2248"},"modified":"2018-09-19T11:31:39","modified_gmt":"2018-09-19T10:31:39","slug":"glastonbury-abbey-uncovered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/2018\/03\/21\/glastonbury-abbey-uncovered\/","title":{"rendered":"Glastonbury Abbey uncovered"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Glastonbury Abbey has played an important part in British history for hundreds of years.\u00a0Legend says that it is the\u00a0burial place of King Arthur and it was regarded\u00a0to be the site of the earliest church in Britain. Now, thanks to a <a href=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/glastonburyabbeyarchaeology\/\">unique archaeological research collaboration and digital reconstruction<\/a>, we can see parts of the abbey as they appeared at its zenith in the Middle Ages. Here, Dr Gemma Watson, from the Department of Archaeology at Reading, reveals all.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2018\/03\/Anglo-Saxon-phase-2-4-300dpi.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2249\" src=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2018\/03\/Anglo-Saxon-phase-2-4-300dpi-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"459\" height=\"259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2018\/03\/Anglo-Saxon-phase-2-4-300dpi-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2018\/03\/Anglo-Saxon-phase-2-4-300dpi-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2018\/03\/Anglo-Saxon-phase-2-4-300dpi-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2018\/03\/Anglo-Saxon-phase-2-4-300dpi.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 459px) 100vw, 459px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>The Anglo-Saxon Church in its modern setting: phase 3 c.1100 AD, \u00a9 The Centre for the Study of Christianity &amp; Culture, University of York<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Glastonbury Abbey, in Somerset, is one of the most important medieval heritage sites in the UK, and has been the focus of archaeological study since the 19th century. The abbey holds a special place in English identity and popular culture. In the Middle Ages it was reputed to be the burial place of the legendary King Arthur and his queen Guinevere, and was regarded as the site of the earliest church in Britain.<\/p>\n<p>These stories have been connected with Glastonbury for nearly a thousand years and still have popular appeal and spiritual value today to groups including the Church of England, the Catholic Church and Glastonbury\u2019s diverse New Age \u2018Community of Avalon\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Archaeologists led by University of Reading\u2019s Professor Roberta Gilchrist have worked with Glastonbury Abbey in research\u00a0that\u00a0reinterprets the archaeology of the Abbey, and digitally reconstructs buildings to show them in their former glory.\u00a0 These reconstructions,\u00a0developed by the Centre for the Study of Christianity and Culture at the University of York, allow us to visualise important areas of the abbey that are now ruined or have disappeared entirely:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/glastonburyabbeyarchaeology\/digital\/the-saxon-churches-c-700-c-1100\/\">Three phases of the Anglo-Saxon church<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/glastonburyabbeyarchaeology\/digital\/the-lady-chapel-c-1185-1539\/\">The Lady Chapel<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/glastonburyabbeyarchaeology\/digital\/the-cloister-c-1150s\/\">The Romanesque Cloister<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/glastonburyabbeyarchaeology\/digital\/the-abbots-complex-c-1150-c-1725\/\">The Abbot\u2019s Complex<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em>Two famous legendary features connected with the abbey were also reconstructed. These two reconstructions were largely based on historical evidence informed by archaeological research:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/glastonburyabbeyarchaeology\/digital\/the-saxon-churches-c-700-c-1100\/the-legend-of-the-old-church\/\">The Old Church that was supposedly the first church in Britain<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/glastonburyabbeyarchaeology\/digital\/arthurs-tomb-c-1331\/\">King Arthur\u2019s tomb, reconstructed by artist Dominic Andrews<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The reconstructions help visitors to understand the complex story of Glastonbury Abbey, and improve understanding of the spatial layout, chronological development and archaeological evidence.<\/p>\n<p>Access to the reconstructions is now freely available via a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.glastonburyabbeyarchaeology.org\">new website showcasing the latest research on the abbey\u2019s archaeology and history<\/a>. The website includes information about the archaeological research conducted at the abbey, material on how the reconstructions were developed and links to useful resources.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Glastonbury Abbey - cloister fragments (c.1150) visualisation\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_lXxM44ytzs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Glastonbury Abbey &#8211; cloister fragments, \u00a9 The Centre for the Study of Christianity &amp; Culture, University of York<\/em><\/p>\n<p>You can find out more about the archaeology of Glastonbury Abbey in the open access monograph <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oapen.org\/search?identifier=619339\">Glastonbury Abbey: Archaeological Investigations 1904\u201379<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.glastonburyabbeyarchaeology.org\">www.glastonburyabbeyarchaeology.org<\/a> to find out more about the abbey&#8217;s fascinating archaeology and spiritual history.<\/p>\n<p>#GlastonburyAbbeyuncovered<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Glastonbury Abbey has played an important part in British history for hundreds of years.\u00a0Legend says that it is the\u00a0burial place of King Arthur and it was regarded\u00a0to be the site&#8230;<a class=\"read-more\" href=\"&#104;&#116;&#116;&#112;&#115;&#58;&#47;&#47;&#114;&#101;&#115;&#101;&#97;&#114;&#99;&#104;&#46;&#114;&#101;&#97;&#100;&#105;&#110;&#103;&#46;&#97;&#99;&#46;&#117;&#107;&#47;&#114;&#101;&#115;&#101;&#97;&#114;&#99;&#104;&#45;&#98;&#108;&#111;&#103;&#47;&#50;&#48;&#49;&#56;&#47;&#48;&#51;&#47;&#50;&#49;&#47;&#103;&#108;&#97;&#115;&#116;&#111;&#110;&#98;&#117;&#114;&#121;&#45;&#97;&#98;&#98;&#101;&#121;&#45;&#117;&#110;&#99;&#111;&#118;&#101;&#114;&#101;&#100;&#47;\">Read More ><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":128,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"__cvm_playback_settings":[],"__cvm_video_id":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[34,175,247,402,510],"class_list":["post-2248","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-heritage-creativity","tag-glastonburyabbeyuncovered","tag-christianity","tag-digital-reconstruction","tag-glastonbury-abbey","tag-king-arthur"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8.1 - 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