Snatched by the wind: the wooden chapel of Saint Servatius in Maastricht

Author(s):
Barreveld, J.
Published
2021
Publication type
Blog entry

Abstract

A wooden chapel dedicated to St. Servatius in sixth-century Maastricht has gotten a bad press. Historical and archaeological comparisons may redeem this humble shrine and illuminate the darkest years of post-Roman towns.

Late AntiquityUrban archaeologyEarly Medieval
Date issued
2021-01-08
Language
English
Publisher (host)
Leiden : [Publisher not identified]
Is part of
Leiden Archaeology Blog
hdl
1887/3720462
URL
https://www.leidenmedievalistsblog.nl/articles/snatched-by-the-wind-the-wooden-chapel-of-st-servatius-in-maastricht