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British Archaeology 105
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British Archaeology 105
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British Archaeology
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105
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67
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2009
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15 Mar 2010
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News
Michael W Pitts
6 - 9
Reports the discovery of a Bronze Age preserved wood trough containing burnt stones during the excavation of a burnt mound at Porth Neigwl, north'“west Wales. Also notes the results of a new survey revealing that the Priest's House at Sissinghurst Castle was an original part of the construction, rather than a later addition. The discovery of an engraved piece of limestone from excavations at a Bronze Age site in Poulton, Cheshire, is also reported. PP-B
Archaeology in Britain; it all seemed so good
Mike Heyworth
12 - 19
An overview of the current state of archaeology in Britain, discussing in particular: the dropping of the Heritage Protection Bill; the new Draft Planning Policy Statement (5) for England and Wales; standards in archaeology, and the possible damage to these by the loss of experienced workers during a recession; the links (or lack of them) between academic and commercial archaeology; the Portable Antiquities Scheme; problems of storage space, and the diminishing role of specialist curators in museums; and the growth of community archaeology groups. Concludes with suggestions for how the problems raised might be addressed. PP-B
Catholme
Henry H P Chapman
20 - 25
Reports on the results of survey and excavation carried out in Staffordshire funded by the Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund (ALSF). This revealed several Neolithic and Chalcolithic monuments, including pit circles, ring ditches and a possible cursus. A later Bronze Age burial had been inserted into the centre of one of the monuments. PP-B
Poor oral hygiene; a key to understanding ancient diet
Karen Hardy
26 - 31
Reports on new techniques which can be used to analyse food microfossils from dental calculus, in particular starches and phytoliths. Suggests this will be especially valuable for the study of the consumption of plant foods in pre-agricultural populations. British case studies cited include Star Carr; High Pasture Cave, Skye; St Ninian's, Shetland; Tarbat, Portmahomack; a single Roman skeleton from York; and a group of Victorian skeletons from St Barnabas' crypt, London. Note that these techniques have great potential, but much more work is needed '“ notably the establishment of a reference collection. PP-B
Shopping and digging
James R Dixon
32 - 37
Discusses urban regeneration in Bristol and the material culture associated with it. Looks at how this has changed over the course of the twentieth century, reflecting the changing and conflicting needs of urban politics. PP-B
Salisbury; new cathedral, new town
Mick A Aston
38 - 39
Overview of the archaeology and history of Salisbury Cathedral. PP-B
More travels; Salisbury
Jon Cannon
40 - 41
Overview of Salisbury and Old Sarum archaeology. PP-B
Wroxeter (Viroconium)
Roger H White
42 - 47
Discusses the history of excavations at Wroxeter over the past hundred and fifty years. Noting that it is the least excavated of any major Roman town in Britain, suggests that further excavation is necessary to understand the site. Also suggests that this might provide an opportunity both for a long running training excavation, and for better presentation of the site to the public, possibly drawing inspiration from what has been done at Colonia Ulpia Traiana in Germany. PP-B
Requiem
Michael W Pitts
48 - 51
Tribute to archaeologists who died during 2008. In particular notes Nicolas Coldstream (March 30, 1927 '“ March 21, 2008), John Barron (April 27, 1934 - August 16, 2008), Bill Putnam (1930 - 2008), Bernard Feilden (September 11, 1919 - November 14, 2008), and David Charteris (January 19, 1912 - December 12, 2008). PP-B
On the web
Caroline R Wickham-Jones
Daniel Hull
52 - 53
Reviews World Heritage Site websites. Also introduces the new Council for British Archaeology website (http://www.britarch.ac.uk/) and invites comments. PP-B
