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British Archaeology 42
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British Archaeology 42
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British Archaeology
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42
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18
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1999
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03 Jan 2016
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In Brief; Rose Theatre
4
Short item reporting that visitors are to be admitted to the site of the Elizabethan Rose Theatre in Southwark, London, for the first time in four centuries, when a show telling the history of the Rose and of Bankside will be staged as part of a campaign to raise funds for a full excavation of the site. In addition, an assessment of the location and degree of survival of the archaeological remains of all surviving Elizabethan theatres in London has recently been published by English Heritage. Eight of the twenty-four theatres assessed are thought to survive well. LD
In Brief; Field boundaries
4
Short item noting that the Government has signalled its support for the protection of all field boundaries in its response to a recent report by the Environment Select Committee. It recognised that traditional field boundaries are of 'historic importance' and 'contribute significantly to local distinctiveness'. At present, only hedgerows have some protection in legislation.
Civil War fortification brought back to light
4
An example of a Civil War defensive earthwork, long buried under thick vegetation, has been cleared and surveyed by archaeologists from the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (RCHME) and the site's owners, the National Trust. The survey found that Gallants Bower, built by Royalist forces in 1643 as one of a pair of forts on either side of the Dart estuary near Dartmouth in Devon, survives almost complete with five massive bastions up to five metres high, linked by a large curtain wall. This short item outlines the history of the site, which is a rare survival in the national context. Au/LD
Early Saxon pots in wide trade networks
5
This short item reports on recent findings from scientific analysis of early/mid-Anglo-Saxon pottery from the Midlands, which has raised the possibility that everyday goods were distributed on a regional basis in England at a far earlier date than was previously thought. Scholars have regarded most pottery of this time as locally produced, reflecting a fragmentation of the economy at the end of the Roman period. However, it has now been shown that vast quantities of pottery almost certainly made in Leicestershire were distributed north to East Yorkshire and south as far as the English Channel in the late 5th to early 7th centuries. LD
New pressures on public archaeology
5
This short item reports on recent and current threats to archaeology services in England and Wales. Worcestershire County Council had proposed the closure of its archaeology service, but this now looks less likely following a wave of local media and public support for archaeological work in the county. Proposals elsewhere, however, include the abolition of Northamptonshire Heritage's education service, cutbacks for museum archaeology in North Somerset, and loss of the post of park archaeologist within the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority. These renewed pressures follow the fragmentation of services in Bedfordshire, and deep cuts over recent years to archaeology in counties such as Buckinghamshire, Staffordshire and Hampshire. The article gives some examples of the work undertaken by the Worcestershire and Northamptonshire services. LD
An image of ancient English woodland
Damian M Goodburn
10 - 11
The traditional image of prehistoric Britain is of a vast, dense forest, which gradually vanished over the centuries as a result of clearance for timber, settlement or agriculture. This image, however, is largely a myth because the evidence on which it was based -- pollen from ancient trees -- is unreliable. In recent years archaeologists have begun to understand the potential that excavated wood has to reveal much more detailed information in a number of areas, some of which are discussed in this article. These include the nature of the environment where trees were grown -- whether of 'wildwood' type or managed woodland; woodworking techniques; how different kinds of trees were used for particular purposes; and how the situation differed at different periods. LD
Rethinking the Neolithic of Orkney
Colin Richards
12 - 13
Until recently it was considered that the Neolithic period in Orkney was firmly split into an earlier and a later period, characterised by quite distinct forms of material culture, including architecture and ceramic styles. The basic premise underlying this view can be traced back to VG Childe in the early 20th century. However, newly excavated evidence and alternative views of 'culture' are now beginning to change conceptions. This article discusses evidence from excavations at Pool on Sanday by the University of Bradford and of a late Neolithic village at Barnhouse, and from an ongoing landscape project by the Universities of Glasgow and Sheffield in the Cuween/Wideford area of Mainland. A far more complex situation is emerging than was previously considered; it now seems likely that a wide variety of settlement forms ranging from individual 'farmsteads' to small 'hamlets' to large 'villages' characterised the Neolithic in Orkney. In addition, the amazing quality of the data that can be obtained is making it possible to begin to explore subtleties of the social world, looking at how Neolithic Orcadians defined themselves and understood the world in which they lived. LD
Birdsong returns, but history is lost
Richard Morris
15
This article highlights the 'slow motion' crisis represented by cuts over recent years to the resources underpinning local public-interest historical conservation services. Individual closures of local museums, archives, and archaeology and heritage education functions have occurred, with each loss shrinking the definition of the sort of service that ought to exist, making it harder to defend those that are left. The Government's Comprehensive Spending Review showed no recognition that archaeology and historic buildings comprise both culture and environment, and must be managed and communicated accordingly. However, the author hopes that Ministers will see the extent to which public-interest historical conservation nourishes the nation's educational, cultural and economic life, and that an inter-departmental solution to the crisis can be found. LD
The tale of Mr Crawford and his cap
John Charlton
18
This short article looks at the career and achievements of OGS Crawford, founder of the journal Antiquity and one of the 20th century pioneers of British archaeology. Crawford introduced the air-photography of earthworks shortly after the First World War. However, the discipline also owes him a great debt for his many years' work as Archaeology Officer to the Ordnance Survey, fighting for archaeology's place in the cartographic record. Anecdotes featuring Crawford's cap are included, and these illustrate his determination and passion. LD