British Archaeology 114

Discusses protests over PB sponsorship of major British museums. PP-B

Notes the discovery of a shale working site at Burham, beside the river Medway. PP-B

Reports the recovery of a large hoard of Roman coins in Somerset, noting a theory that hoards of this type were sacrifices rather then being buried for later retrieval. PP-B

Includes letters suggesting that: distance and part-time learning are important and growing components of PhD provision in UK archaeology (Simon James); and that the archaeological argument for the identification of the Sutton Hoo burial as belonging to a member of the Essex kingdom is flawed (Catherine Hills). PP-B

Discusses some of the legal complications surrounding ownership of archaeological finds. PP-B

Identifies several potential sites but concludes that the question can only be properly answered through further archaeological investigation. PP-B

Discusses the use of computer game graphic technology to recreate archaeological landscapes. PP-B

Overview of sites on the island, focussing in particular on defensive sites. PP-B

Looks at various sites designed to approach archaeology from the perspective of one or more of the fives senses, and looks at http://www.archatlas.org, a site designed to draw together maps on various archaeological themes. PP-B

Discusses the development of archaeological publication. PP-B