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Issue 66August 2002ContentsnewsNative village that dabbled in Roman culture Roman mosaic found inches below ploughsoil Egyptian seal and a ‘cave of jewels’ at Scottish mansion The 7,700-year-old woman who ate like a wolf Rare Iron Age temple excavated near Cambridge featuresWhen Burial Begins Chemical Revolution Great Sites lettersThe West Midlands in prehistory and the closure of railways issuesGeorge Lambrick on the importance of museum collections Peter EllisbooksThe Welsh Border by Trevor Rowley Digging up the Past by John Collis The Extraordinary Voyage of Pytheas the Greek by Barry Cunliffe CBA updatefavourite findsVal Turner on a Pictish stone that spooked a gravedigger
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Issue 66 August 2002contentsnewsAll the latest archaeology news from around the country. featuresWhen Burial BeginsHundreds of millennia ago, early humans began to ‘bury’ some of their dead. Then burials became more elaborate. Why? Paul Pettitt reports The Forgotten Chemical RevolutionNew research has revealed that the Industrial Revolution began not with coal and iron, but with chemistry. And in the 16th century, too. Tim Allen reports Great Sites: HamwicHelena Hamerow on excavations at Southampton, which reshaped our views of the origins of English towns and of long-distance trade in the 8th/9th centuries lettersViews and responses. issuesMuseums will remain underfunded as long as archaeologists continue to neglect them, writes George Lambrick. Far too little research is now conducted into existing collections Peter EllisOur regular columnist. booksAll the latest books on archaeology in Britain reviewed. CBA updateCampaigns and reports from the CBA. favourite findsSuspicions of mischief. Val Turner on the stone that almost got her arrested 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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