British Archaeology, no 29, November 1997


Contents


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News

Welsh fort identified as citadel of Dark Age king
Public disquiet over digging of graves
Timber circle in Argyll's ritual valley
In Brief

Features

Ancient attitudes to ancient monuments
Romano-Britons and Anglo-Saxons venerated the remains of earlier times, writes Howard Williams

As Normans tore down Saxon cathedrals
St Wulfstan asserted his Saxon identity in his new church at Worcester, write Sally Crawford and Chris Guy

Stonehenge, land, sky and the seasons
As debate about Stonehenge continues, John Barrett reminds us of the point of it all

Letters

covering Roman roads, Govan's Hill, peat destruction and looks unlike it

Comment

Right and wrong way to do archaeology
Without research, archaeology is a waste of time and money, writes Richard Morris

Books

Surveying Europe's oldest monuments by Andrew Chamberlain
A manifesto and manual on Roman pots by Richard Pollard
Blasting away in all directions at once by Roger Mercer
Castles that won the west of Scotland by John Kenyon

Essay

Devolution, castles and Welsh identity
Conservation in Wales should favour buildings that reflect Welsh society as a whole, says David Austin


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