1. St Nicholas’ School, Taplow Saxons – how do we know about them?

2. Saxons – how we know about them Writing – e.g. Anglo-Saxon Chronicles Excavation – e.g. Taplow Saxon barrow Objects – e.g. Sutton Hoo helmet

3. Writing Domesday Book Roger holds Taplow from the Bishop [of Bayeux]. It answers for 8 hides and 1 virgate. Land for 16 ploughs; in lordship 1. 18 villagers with 4 smallholders have 15 ploughs. 2 slaves; from the fishery 1,000 eels; meadow for 1 plough; woodland, 700 pigs. Total value £8; when acquired 60s; before 1066 £9. Asgot, Earl Harold's man, held this manor; there a man of Archbishop Stigand's also had 1 hide; he could sell.

4. Excavating Taplow burial mound

5. Excavating Orchard Site, Walton

6. Objects Grave goods at Taplow

7. Objects From Sutton Hoo, for comparison

8. How do archaeologists know where to dig? Upstanding earthworks – like Taplow barrow Aerial photography Finds on the surface Geophysical survey

9. Aerial photography