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Issue 62December 2001ContentsnewsDetectorists report thousands of new finds to archaeologists Neolithic farmhouse found in Scotland Lost Roman town abandoned 2,000 years ago found in Kent Roman water-lifting machinery unearthed in London Excavating a Scottish rebel’s luxurious stronghold featuresCitadel of the Scots Reading the land Great sites: Meols lettersOn black and brown rats, medieval crafts and cannibalism issuesGeorge Lambrick on Government policy on the heritage Peter EllisbooksPrehistory in the Peak by Mark Edmonds and Tim Seaborne Shadows in the Soil by Tony Waldron Europe’s First Farmers edited by T Douglas Price Landscapes of Lordship by Robert Liddiard CBA updatefavourite findsOnce lost, twice excavated. Richard Brewer’s came from a museum sub-basement.
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Issue 62 December 2001contentsnewsAll the latest archaeology news from around the country. featuresCitadel of the first ScotsAlan Lane reports on recent excavations at Dunadd hillfort in Argyll, where Scotland’s early medieval kings were inaugurated Reading the land50 years ago, most historians thought Britain’s landscape dated mainly from the 18th century. Then landscape archaeology began, and the rest is history, says Peter Fowler Great Sites: MeolsMeols was once the most important ancient port in the North-West. Then it eroded into the Irish Sea. David Griffiths reports on the remarkable collection of objects found in the sands by antiquaries in the 19th century lettersViews and responses. issuesWill the new historic environment policy bring any good cheer, asks George Lambrick Peter EllisOur regular columnist. booksAll the latest books on archaeology in Britain reviewed. CBA updateCampaigns and reports from the CBA. favourite findsOnce lost, twice excavated. Richard Brewer recalls finding a discarded Roman seal-box lid packed away in a gloomy museum sub-basement. Please use the lefthand menu to navigate this issue of British Archaeology Please use the righthand menu to access Briefing, other issues of British Archaeology or return to the CBA homepage |
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