2026-04-28T05:44:08+01:007https://marinefinds.org.uk/datalabs/terminology/cultures/format/jsonhttps://marinefinds.org.uk/datalabs/terminology/cultures/format/xmlhttps://marinefinds.org.uk/datalabs/terminology/cultures1Anglo-SaxonThe 'Ascribed culture' box helps to retrieve records of occasional unusual and significant objects, mainly early-medieval.It is neither complete nor consistent, as it contains terms which have been asked for by various specialists; it is also subject to change. None of these terms should be used for coins. Choose from: Anglo-Saxon (for Anglo-Saxon objects of any date; early, middle or late) Anglo-Scandinavian (for Viking-age objects made or designed in England from Scandinavian prototypes) Carolingian (for Frankish objects of c. 800-c. 1000 AD; use with caution for ansate brooches, as many if not most may be of English design and manufacture) Frankish (for earlier Frankish objects; used in preference to Merovingian as the earliest ones may pre-date the Merovingian kings) Frisian Viking (for Viking-age objects of purely Scandinavian design and/or manufacture) Irish (for objects of early-medieval date of Irish design and/or manufacture)2Anglo-ScandinavianThe ‘Ascribed culture’ box helps to retrieve records of occasional unusual and significant objects, mainly early-medieval.It is neither complete nor consistent, as it contains terms which have been asked for by various specialists; it is also subject to change. Choose from: Anglo-Saxon (for Anglo-Saxon objects of any date; early, middle or late) Anglo-Scandinavian (for Viking-age objects made or designed in England from Scandinavian prototypes) Carolingian (for Frankish objects of c. 800-c. 1000 AD; use with caution for ansate brooches, as many if not most may be of English design and manufacture) Frankish (for earlier Frankish objects; used in preference to Merovingian as the earliest ones may pre-date the Merovingian kings) Frisian Viking (for Viking-age objects of purely Scandinavian design and/or manufacture) Irish (for objects of early-medieval date of Irish design and/or manufacture)3Carolingian The ‘Ascribed culture’ box helps to retrieve records of occasional unusual and significant objects, mainly early-medieval.It is neither complete nor consistent, as it contains terms which have been asked for by various specialists; it is also subject to change. Choose from: Anglo-Saxon (for Anglo-Saxon objects of any date; early, middle or late) Anglo-Scandinavian (for Viking-age objects made or designed in England from Scandinavian prototypes) Carolingian (for Frankish objects of c. 800-c. 1000 AD; use with caution for ansate brooches, as many if not most may be of English design and manufacture) Frankish (for earlier Frankish objects; used in preference to Merovingian as the earliest ones may pre-date the Merovingian kings) Frisian Viking (for Viking-age objects of purely Scandinavian design and/or manufacture) Irish (for objects of early-medieval date of Irish design and/or manufacture)4FrankishThe ‘Ascribed culture’ box helps to retrieve records of occasional unusual and significant objects, mainly early-medieval.It is neither complete nor consistent, as it contains terms which have been asked for by various specialists; it is also subject to change. Choose from: Anglo-Saxon (for Anglo-Saxon objects of any date; early, middle or late) Anglo-Scandinavian (for Viking-age objects made or designed in England from Scandinavian prototypes) Carolingian (for Frankish objects of c. 800-c. 1000 AD; use with caution for ansate brooches, as many if not most may be of English design and manufacture) Frankish (for earlier Frankish objects; used in preference to Merovingian as the earliest ones may pre-date the Merovingian kings) Frisian Viking (for Viking-age objects of purely Scandinavian design and/or manufacture) Irish (for objects of early-medieval date of Irish design and/or manufacture)5FrisianThe ‘Ascribed culture’ box helps to retrieve records of occasional unusual and significant objects, mainly early-medieval.It is neither complete nor consistent, as it contains terms which have been asked for by various specialists; it is also subject to change. Choose from: Anglo-Saxon (for Anglo-Saxon objects of any date; early, middle or late) Anglo-Scandinavian (for Viking-age objects made or designed in England from Scandinavian prototypes) Carolingian (for Frankish objects of c. 800-c. 1000 AD; use with caution for ansate brooches, as many if not most may be of English design and manufacture) Frankish (for earlier Frankish objects; used in preference to Merovingian as the earliest ones may pre-date the Merovingian kings) Frisian Viking (for Viking-age objects of purely Scandinavian design and/or manufacture) Irish (for objects of early-medieval date of Irish design and/or manufacture)6VikingThe ‘Ascribed culture’ box helps to retrieve records of occasional unusual and significant objects, mainly early-medieval.It is neither complete nor consistent, as it contains terms which have been asked for by various specialists; it is also subject to change. Choose from: Anglo-Saxon (for Anglo-Saxon objects of any date; early, middle or late) Anglo-Scandinavian (for Viking-age objects made or designed in England from Scandinavian prototypes) Carolingian (for Frankish objects of c. 800-c. 1000 AD; use with caution for ansate brooches, as many if not most may be of English design and manufacture) Frankish (for earlier Frankish objects; used in preference to Merovingian as the earliest ones may pre-date the Merovingian kings) Frisian Viking (for Viking-age objects of purely Scandinavian design and/or manufacture) Irish (for objects of early-medieval date of Irish design and/or manufacture)18IrishThe 'Ascribed culture' box helps to retrieve records of occasional unusual and significant objects, mainly early-medieval.It is neither complete nor consistent, as it contains terms which have been asked for by various specialists; it is also subject to change. None of these terms should be used for coins. Choose from: Anglo-Saxon (for Anglo-Saxon objects of any date; early, middle or late) Anglo-Scandinavian (for Viking-age objects made or designed in England from Scandinavian prototypes) Carolingian (for Frankish objects of c. 800-c. 1000 AD; use with caution for ansate brooches, as many if not most may be of English design and manufacture) Frankish (for earlier Frankish objects; used in preference to Merovingian as the earliest ones may pre-date the Merovingian kings) Frisian Viking (for Viking-age objects of purely Scandinavian design and/or manufacture) Irish (for objects of early-medieval date of Irish design and/or manufacture)