The second volume of the Dunum trilogy has been published!

The Dunum graveyard in Wittmund district, excavated between 1966 and 1971, has traditionally been regarded as of great significance in research into the early medieval settlement history of the North Sea coastal region. Established as early as the period before 700 AD, the necropolis remained in use well into the 10th century AD, meaning that the changing burial practices reflect the social upheavals resulting from the integration of the Frisian Kingdom into the Frankish Empire and the associated Christianisation. This becomes particularly evident when all grave goods, as well as the construction of the grave and the remains of the interred individual, are included in the analysis.

It was therefore decided, for the publication of this significant burial ground, that all available detailed information should be presented in the form of a catalogue, so that future research would have access to all the data required for the interpretation and analysis of the necropolis. However, the volume of information is so extensive that the catalogue has to be divided into three volumesFollowing the publication of the first volume on Trenches 1 to 350 in 2024, the second volume has now been dispatched by Marie Leidorf Publishers. The NIhK is currently organising dispatch to its exchange partners. The second volume contains all the information compiled by C. Peek on graves 351 to 550, as well as a study by S. Pohl on the Dunum beads, which is of particular significance for the dating of the graves. The third and final volume, which will also include an analysis of all organic artefacts, particularly the textiles, is already being prepared for printing and is expected to be published at the beginning of next year.