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Brit Archaeol News 9
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Brit Archaeol News 9
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British Archaeological News
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9
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Journal
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1993
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20 Jan 2002
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Survey with a bang
Wayne D Cocroft
Reports on a RCHME survey of the 75 ha site of the Royal Gunpowder Factory. Remains include seventeenth-century gunpowder mills, a canal system with barges in situ, and hydraulic presses. The history of the factory, from 1787 to the present, is summarised (see also 94/743).
A L F Rivet MA FBA FSA
Graham Webster
Outlines the career of the late Emeritus Professor of Keele University.
Bodies on the beach
Caroline Hardie
Reports on the chance discovery of two 3,500 year old cist burials on the beach at Low Hauxley, Northumberland. These were eroding from a site excavated in 1983.
Mixed hoard near Salisbury
Andrew J Lawson
Reports on the latest findings in the British Museum's investigations into the `Wiltshire hoard' alleged to have been uncovered by clandestine activity. A number of EBA-LIA bronze artefacts, including a unique series of LIA shields, have appeared in saleroom catalogues and inquiries have led to the arrest of individuals whose statements gave a find spot near Salisbury. The archaeological significance of the supposed hoard is discussed.
Bridging the Gap
Chris R Salisbury
Describes the discovery of the remains of two timber bridges which were revealed during gravel quarrying.
New light on the churches of Eastern Dumfriesshire
Ian Smith
An RCAHMS survey of all churches and burial grounds in the southern part of the area has highlighted a collection of previously unrecorded sculptured stone, including an eighth-century Anglian cross-shaft, possibly from Hoddom monastery. Other finds include hogbacks, coped gravestones, and architectural fragments. Despite the prevalence of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century rebuilding, many medieval churches are still identifiable from surface remains.
Archaeology popular in schools
Notes that statistics provided by the examination boards indicate a marked increase in the numbers of pupils taking archaeology at GCSE and A Level.
NVQs explained
Dave Batchelor
An introduction to the government's vocational training initiatives in Scotland and England/Wales, as they apply to archaeology.
Branching out
Paul Everson
Outlines the various sources of information being employed by RCHME for its survey of the Countryside Commission's proposed National Forest (see also 94/152). Both office-based and fieldwork elements are involved and the initial desktop phase is nearing completion. Scanning of successive editions of OS maps has identified c 600 industrial sites for the period 1830 to 1945, while AP evidence has revealed a full range of prehistoric to modern remains.
Ancient DNA
Ronald A Dixon
Charlotte A Roberts
Summarises the proceedings of meeting held in Washington DC in October 1993 between scientists studying ancient DNA. The use of DNA techniques such as polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for the study of human populations was discussed, and the problem of sample contamination considered. Analysis of non-human tissues, especially insect remains, is also proving to be valuable but there is a pressing need for better samples of ancient DNA.
Local and typical
Maria Meddlycott
Describes the remains of an`ordinary' isolated rural settlement dated to the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, which is being excavated.
Royal care for medieval lepers
Amanda Clarke
Describes the twelfth--fifteenth-century structures excavated at the Lawrence Street leper hospital, York. Documentary sources evince that the hospital was founded by Royal Charter.
Peasant cottage uncovered
John Gale
Describes the remains of a later medieval low-status cottage and associated toft which have been excavated near the centre of the village. The allotment boundary dates from before the twelfth century and is depicted on the nineteenth-century Tithe map.
Archaeology's founding father
Mark Bowden
A brief account of the General's career and his role in establishing an appreciation of the field monuments of England and Ireland. His application of the ideas of naturalist Charles Darwin to a theory of cultural development is noted.
New initiatives for the countryside
Draws together the salient points of two reports launched in November 1993 -- the Institute of Terrestrial Ecology/Institute of Freshwater Ecology's Countryside survey 1990 and the CBA's The past in tomorrow's landscape (94/44).
`Nighthawk' convicted
In October 1993, a £300 fine was imposed for the theft of a Roman bronze plaque from a site near York. The case is summarised with reference to UK legislation on the export of antiquities.
BAN interview with Richard Brewer
Mining success in Wales
David W Williams
Briefly describes the remains of the Fan Lead Mine at Y-Fan, Llanidloes, and summarises the history of the workings.
