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Brit Archaeol 3
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British Archaeology
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Volume:
3
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Journal
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Year of Publication:
1995
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Date Of Issue From: 1995
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BIAB (The British Archaeological Bibliography (BAB))
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20 Jan 2002
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Tracing the relics of wartime defence
Simon Denison
8 - 9
Introduces two projects aimed at recording the remains of twentieth-century military defences: the DNH-funded Defence of Britain survey and an English Heritage documentary research programme. Some of the types of military installation are then described: pillboxes, gun emplacements, airfields, and often elaborate air-raid decoy sites.
Struggling amateurs, in need of support
Peter J Huggins
Highlights the leading role which amateur archaeologists have played in the past and examines the problems currently faced by local amateur societies wishing to conduct fieldwork. It has become more difficult to attract active young members and there is a shortage of money for amateur projects. There is a call for support from the national institutions.
Place-names at the barricades
Simon Denison
New paddle at prehistoric boat-yard
Reports on the discovery of a leaf-shaped paddle on the Humber foreshore at North Ferriby. The area has produced numerous prehistoric boat finds and is thought have been used for boat building. The protection of such sites through the planning process is also considered.
Power to the Pictish ladies
Ross Samson
Puts forward the idea that Pictish stones represent memorials to individuals and that the symbols carved onto them can be interpreted as personal names. It is further argued that stones bearing female names can be identified by the presence of mirror and comb symbols. If this theory is correct, it means that 20 per cent of Pictish stones were erected for or by women -- a considerably higher proportion of identifiable females than is known for any other contemporary Celtic or Scandinavian society.
Show me an industry, show me a town
Alan G Vince
Surveys the evidence for the origins of early medieval towns in England and Wales, demonstrating that there is considerable coincidence with the growth of pottery industries. The results of analysis of pottery from excavations in Lincoln are reported in more detail. Opportunities are also emerging for studies of the interaction between rural settlements and larger urban centres.
English Heritage under fire over blue plaques
Reports on controversy over allegedly misleading local authority blue plaques. The case of the spuriously dated (`fourteenth-century') Old Bridge Inn, Ripponden, is described.
Early start for Agricultural Revolution
Reports on a study of animal bones from Launceston Castle which has found evidence of scientific improvements in livestock through selective breeding in the sixteenth or seventeenth century. This notably pre-dates the Agricultural Revolution of the eighteenth century. See also 95/661.
In brief
Notes that a metal detectorist in Northern Irelend has been found guilty of handling stolen goods, reports on the demise of Leicestershire Archaeological Unit, and reveals that the Uffington white horse has been redated by optical stimulated luminescence dating to c 1,000~BC.