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Rescue News 69
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Rescue News 69
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Series:
Rescue News
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Volume:
69
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Journal
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Rescue, The British Archaeological Trust
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Year of Publication:
1996
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Date Of Issue From: 1996
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BIAB (The British & Irish Archaeological Bibliography (BIAB))
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20 Jan 2002
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Experiment confirms archaeological practice
Reports on the results of an experiment to test the efficacy of excavation techniques. The experiment was undertaken at the site of a medieval timber-framed building at Old Abbey Farm, Cheshire (see also 95/1311).
New plan for Hadrian's Wall
A news release setting out proposals for a long-term management strategy for the World Heritage Site.
Multimedia backing from BT
Reports that the University of Birmingham has been awarded funding from British Telecommunications (BT) to develop a multi-media package on Roman Wroxeter (Shropshire).
Fallen off the back of a chariot: lead ingots from London
Bruce Watson
The ingots, from the Regis House site, near London Bridge, are dated to AD~69--79 by stamps of the Emperor Vespasian. Additional stamps show that they originated from the British lead/silver mines.
Troubles in store
Dominic Perring
Discusses an impending crisis for the storage and conservation of archaeological finds archives, presaged by the Museum of London's decision to suspend acceptance of finds from new fieldwork in the capital. The importance for research of common documentation standards is highlighted. A possible way forward is proposed in the development of regional centres that also serve to disseminate archaeological community (on the lines of York Archaeological Resource Centre).
New organisation -- new era
Announces the merger of the Association of County Archaeological Officers (ACAO) and the Association of District Archaeological Officers (ADAO) to form the Association of Local Government Archaeological Officers (ALGAO).
Welsh planners forget policy on archaeology
Nia Jones
Discusses the results of a 1995 survey which suggested that it is the implementation of planning policy, rather than the policy itself, that is weak in Wales.
One and a half cheers for protecting our heritage
A J Scrase
The DNH/Welsh Office Green Paper (Protecting our heritage, May 1996) is thought to propose genuine improvements, although it also disappoints in several areas.
Flag Fen in Crisis
News of a financial crisis threatening the on-going investigations at the BA site near Peterborough, Cambridgeshire. There is an appeal for donations.
Castle Donnington: Newbury bypass
John C Barrett
Suggests that increasing specialisation in archaeology (as in wider society) is one factor that gives rise to the individual and institutional vandalism that damages our environment.
Archaeology Today: Public Service or Secret Society
Hester Cooper-Reade
Summarises the proceedings of a meeting which addressed concerns that professional archaeology is becoming less responsive to the interests of amateur archaeologists and the general public.
Recording Rochford Hospital, Southend
Shane Gould
The first Essex site to be recorded under new planning guidelines (PPG 15) is an outstanding example of the `International Style' of the 1930s.
Recycling a late medieval glass furnace
John Price
Reports on the lifting of a furnace from its original site at Cannock Chase, near Rugeley (Staffordshire), for removal to the glass museum at Kingswinford, W Midlands. Historical links between Staffordshire and Surrey glassmakers are noted (the lifting was undertaken by a Surrey-based conservation firm).
