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ISSN 1357-4442Editor: Simon Denison

Issue no 35, June 1998

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Contents

News

Plough damage `increased since the onset of BSE'
Lottery opens its doors for archaeology
Iron Age village below Cadbury Castle
In Brief

Features

Exploring the round houses of doves
Dovecotes survive all over Britain. Klara Spandl explains what can still be seen.

All change after the Norman Conquest
Change outweighed continuity in the English landscape after 1066, claims Trevor Rowley

Miniature toys of medieval childhood
Military and kitchen toys from the past show some aspects of childhood never change, writes Geoff Egan

Regions

Vikings and the new East Anglian towns
The Vikings transformed culture and society in 9th-11th century East Anglia, writes Andrew Rogerson

Letters

covering chain reaction, story telling and Stonehenge angles

Comment

Measuring the destruction of monuments
In England, recent losses have been appalling, writes Richard Morris

Books

Peter Clark on how the technology of ships developed
Mike Heyworth on a reliable guide to research resources
Benny Peiser on evidence for Bronze Age climate change
Sandy Heslop on seals and behaviour that never changes

CBA update

including pieces on field boundaries, National Archaeology Days and public inquiries


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