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Issue 71July 2003ContentsnewsNew Neolithic settlements found on Orkney Medieval double watermill found at Stafford Iron Age hilltop ‘town’ found at Margate Prehistoric landscape of settlement, ritual and magic Coins reveal how Hannibal bankrupted the Romans featuresUnderground warfare Great sites Islands in the Neolithic Tale of the limpet lettersRoman burials, medieval fields, and Saxons in Scotland issuesGeorge Lambrick on the looting of antiquities in Iraq Peter EllisOn archaeology and today's mentality of hurry, hurry, hurry booksA History of Childhood by Colin Heywood Conserving landscapes reviewed by Christopher Catling Farming in the First Millennium AD by Peter Fowler CBA updatefavourite findsPaul Pettitt on an antiquarian book found in a junkshop
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Issue 71 July 2003contentsnewsAll the latest archaeology news from around the country. featuresWarfare undergroundFew aspects of ancient warfare are more conducive to archaeological research than siege mining and countermining. Ken Wiggins reports Great sites: The Mary RoseSince it was raised in 1982, the Mary Rose has proved to be the most important time capsule we have for the Tudor period. David Gaimster recalls the rescue of Henry VIII’s famous warship, and the discovery and conservation of its remarkable collection of 19,000 well-preserved artefacts Islands and the Neolithic farming traditionGordon Noble considers the role of islands in bringing about the transition from hunter-gathering to farming in the early Neolithic The tale of the limpetLimpets, often found in Mesolithic rubbish dumps, are normally derided as ‘famine food’, only edible in emergencies. But there’s far more to them than that, writes Caroline Wickham-Jones lettersViews and responses. issuesArchaeologists tried to warn the Government about looting in Iraq, but they were ignored, writes George Lambrick. Ministers are listening now, but will they do enough this time? Peter EllisOur regular columnist. booksAll the latest books on archaeology in Britain reviewed. CBA updateCampaigns and reports from the CBA. favourite findsFrom a junk shop to a suburban garden. Favourite finds can come from the most surprising places, as Paul Pettitt discovered 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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