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Brit Archaeol News 13
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Brit Archaeol News 13
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British Archaeological News
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13
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1994
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20 Jan 2002
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The hunt for Palaeolithic Scotland
Simon Denison
6 - 7
Highlighting the meagre evidence for Palaeolithic sites in northern Britain, new research aimed at locating evidence of early humans in Scotland is summarised. The earliest finds so far come from Mesolithic sites at Kinloch Bay, Rhum, and Morton, Fife, dated by radiocarbon and sea level changes. However, some stray finds of Palaeolithic style flint tools have been made and a cave site at Inchnadamph, Assynt, has produced an enigmatic hoard of deer antlers, dated by accelerator methods to the Devensian interglacial. Excavations are now being carried out in a cave on the island of Ulva -- a likely site to yield evidence of early occupation.
Rupert Bruce-Mitford
Kenneth S Painter
An account of the career of the internationally renowned scholar of early medieval art and archaeology and researcher of Sutton Hoo.
Kenneth St Joseph
D R Wilson
Notes the seminal contribution to aerial photographic studies of the doyen of British aerial archaeology and Roman archaeologist.
Early Roman fort in Yorkshire
Simon Denison
Geophysical survey has located the fort, dated c AD~71, at Roecliffe.
PoW camp bulldozed
Simon Denison
Reports the destruction of one of the last remaining World War II camps at Island Farm, near Bridgend.
Ancient tuberculosis found in skeletal DNA
Simon Denison
Reports that polymerase chain reaction techniques have been used to isolate TB DNA in samples from an eighth-century skeleton from Addingham. The wider significance of the findings is also discussed.
Putting research back in the driving seat
Martin O H Carver
In reply to Martin Biddle (see 94/901), a balance is sought between the respective demands of research and conservation. Research is seen as the underlying aim of the presumption of preservation advocated by PPG 16 and the York Archaeological Development Report, and it is argued that a falling demand for rescue funding would enable resources to be redirected in favour of projects led by research agendas. However, it is cautioned that mitigation strategies must be based on a sound understanding of the vulnerability of the particular archaeological resource.
England forever Danish
Cyril E Hart
Outlines an argument that the establishment of the Danelaw was a major event in English history. Apart from political changes, the Danes initiated new systems of land tenure, agricultural practices (strip cultivation in open fields), disrupted patterns of trade and settlement, and generally initiated changes which were gradually adopted in the Saxon kingdoms.
Archaeology in court
Simon Denison
In the wake of the recent Gloucester murders case, this article examines the important contribution that archaeology has to offer in the conduct of police investigations.
MPs slate management of national heritage
Simon Denison
Summarises the main points of the House of Commons National Heritage Committee report Our heritage (1994), and notes reactions to it.
Round houses `obscure the evidence' for early farming
Simon Denison
Outlines a theory that the absence of evidence for cereal cultivation in the Neolithic and Early Bronze Age of Britain can be explained by the local preference for round houses. Evidence from the Continent suggests that the common dwelling was a longhouse, which doubled as a grain store; British roundhouses were probably unsuitable for this dual role and grain will have been stored in separate structures. Because separate granaries will have been less prone to fire than domestic buildings, charred grain is less likely to occur in the archaeological record.
Missed opportunity
Richard Morris
Expresses disappointment at the content of the National Heritage Committee report Our Heritage: preserving it, prospering from it. Although some strong points are noted, it is generally seen to be overly concerned with the economics of tourism and does not appreciate the more mundane aspects of Britain's heritage.
Clues found to conversion of East Saxons
Simon Denison
Reports the discovery of a sixth- or seventh-century gilded copper alloy fastener, possibly a wrist-clasp, at Waltham Abbey. Decorated with Christian motifs, the find suggests that the early missionary, Bishop Mellitus was more successful in the area than previously thought. The find pre-dates the historical foundation of the first church at Waltham by Cedd.
Mining museums threatened with closure
Simon Denison
Reports the problems faced by Britain's mining museums following the Government's failure to support an amendment to the Coal Industry (Privatisation) Bill which would have ensured continuation of technical and other assistance currently provided by British Coal.
Changing London's archaeology
Simon Denison