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Rescue News 6
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Title:
Rescue News 6
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Series:
Rescue News
Volume
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Volume:
6
Number of Pages
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Number of Pages:
16
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Publication Type:
Journal
Editor
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Editor:
Graham Thomas
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Publisher:
Rescue, The British Archaeological Trust
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Year of Publication:
1974
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BIAB (biab_online)
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Created Date:
19 Jul 2014
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Brave New World Bad Old Backlog
Peter V Addyman
1 - 2
Beginning with reference to a future utopian world in 1984 of 'Regional Rescue Areas' and orderly and properly published excavations, this article then quotes statistics demonstrating that the number of sites excavated per year increased threefold between 1961 and 1972, but the number of reports published per year remained about the same. Several examples of important unpublished sites from the 1950s and 1960s are described. It is concluded that the system is collectively to blame for the situation, and that there must be sanctions on the excavator to ensure publication and at the same time an efficient backup service to provide the facilities and resources needed to prepare reports. LD
Archaeological Work in Bristol
Michael Ponsford
2 - 3
Rapid redevelopment in the centre of Bristol means that excavation work being carried out by the City Museum is being stepped up to an unprecedented level over the next few years. This article describes recent findings from several sites. At an area between Baldwin Street and King Street, a dozen buildings of 13th to 14th century date within their own tenement plots were identified. In Lewin's Mead remains of the medieval Greyfriars' establishment were recorded, including numerous burials and a remarkable collection of organic material from a garderobe. At the site of an intended research wing at the Dental Hospital, the first definite Roman settlement in Bristol was identified. Despite these important discoveries, a great deal more needs to be recovered from the centre of Bristol as little is known about the origins of the Saxon burh and the commercial expansion of the maritime city. LD
Young Rescue Reports
Kate Pretty
6 - 7
Outlines the development and expansion of 'Young Rescue', which now has 870 child members and produces about six newsletters per year. Although Young Rescue has a policy of discouraging children from excavating, directors running excavations during the 1973 summer holidays were contacted and about one-third agreed to allow members to take part in their excavations, with some others allowing participation in finds processing or site visits only. Until recently Young Rescue branch leaders have worked in isolation, but it has now been agreed that a committee is to be set up so that more people can become involved in policy decisions. Two new projects under discussion are the setting up of a summer training school for older members and the formation of a slide library. LD
Rescue on the China Clay
Henrietta Quinnell
Trevor J Miles
7 - 9
Explains the background to a programme of rescue excavation in South West England, where the only known sources of kaolin (china clay) in Britain are to be found. The company responsible for most of the extraction of the clay, English China Clays Ltd (ECC), has maintained a helpful attitude towards archaeology, enabling the planning of rescue work for more than a year ahead as well as supplying aerial photographs and large-scale contour maps. The results of some early 1970s excavations are outlined, including: Cocksbarrow and the adjacent Longstone; three barrows at Caerloggas, one of which was found to represent an almost undamaged and highly complex Bronze Age circular enclosure rather than being a robbed out bowl barrow as was previously thought; an earthwork at Trethurgy, found to represent a fortified enclosure of the late Romano-British period; a barrow at Watch Hill; a barrow at Greensplat; and a ruined 16th century farmhouse on Dartmoor. The article mentions throughout some of the assistance in kind that has been provided by ECC (and the co-operation of a second extraction company), and ends with a brief discussion of the current responsibilities of developers towards archaeological sites and the importance of fostering good working relationships. LD
Roman Dorchester
Rodney Legg
10 - 13
Describes in detail the excavation of part of an extensive cemetery at Poundbury, Dorchester, used mainly between AD 325 and 420 and representing the earliest proven Christian community in Britain. The cemetery covered four acres and contained 4,000 graves, 1,068 of which lie within the area under investigation; 350 are currently threatened with destruction. The site includes a small contemporary pagan cemetery. Some scattered hutments and bread ovens representing earlier use of the site were also recorded, as well as small amounts of Neolithic and Bronze Age pottery and tools from semi-nomadic inhabitants, and a small farmstead of about 1300 BC. The only definite evidence of Saxon continuity comprised a grubenhaus of the 6th or 7th century, although it is possible that earlier mausolea had been adapted for use as houses in this period. The general paucity of physical evidence for Saxon occupation even at sites where it is well documented, such as London, is discussed, as is the potential for further Roman discoveries within Dorchester itself. LD
Rescue Round-up
13
Includes notes on: the formation of the Association of County Archaeological Officers; a grant of £6,000 from Amey Roadstone Corporation to the Oxfordshire Archaeological Unit for work on the Upper Thames River Gravels; excavation of post-medieval remains at 129 Lambeth Road, London, assisted by a grant from the developer; the setting up of an archaeological photography group; the preparation of a pottery colour chart by the Study Group for Romano-British Coarse Pottery; and a one-week field archaeology summer school on Lundy. LD
A Union for Field Archaeologists
Michael Rhodes
14
The possibility of creating a union to improve pay, security and working conditions has recently been a topic of discussion amongst field archaeologists. This article describes the present situation of freelance work and meagre fees and allowances, which leads to many promising young archaeologists leaving full-time fieldwork for other employment, in turn causing a shortage of competent field technicians and site directors during the winter months. Several larger unions that could act as a suitable parent body for an archaeologists' union are considered, and a one-day conference to explore a potential way ahead is proposed. LD
Saxon Excavations in Southampton
15
Page of captioned photographs illustrating aspects of the work of the Southampton Archaeological Research Committee, including artefact processing and the excavation of a skeleton at a Saxon cemetery. LD
In Search of History
16
A year ago the Department of the Environment made an announcement concerning the setting up of regional archaeological units. Since then no specific statement on DoE proposals and objectives has been made and the current situation is one of uncertainty. Against this background the RESCUE Committee has recently drafted proposals for a national archaeology policy and has circulated a document, 'In Search of History', to members for comment. A joint working party between RESCUE and the CBA is to be set up in order to evolve the document and initiate wider discussions amongst other archaeological and related interests. LD