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Issue 73November 2003ContentsnewsEarly Christian graves insight at Anglesey dig Archaeologists fingered by Orwell Carpenter's tools found-3,000 years later featuresLasers at Stonehenge Invisible paintings Raunds Enamelled bowl lettersCopperas, chess board, steam power, TV, ancestors issuesGeorge Lambrick on a modern place for volunteers Peter Ellis...doubts if many of us could light the fire that started it all booksFiguring it Out by Colin Renfrew After the Ice: a Global Human History 20,000-5,000 BC by Steve Mithen CBA updatefavourite findsA Roman silver cup and a lady in a basket. The amphorae that reminded Tony Rook of bombing-up.
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Issue 73 November 2003contentsnewsAll the latest archaeology news from around the country. featuresThe Stonehenge LasershowThey were created nearly 4,000 years ago and rediscovered in 1953. Yet 50 years on they still have not been recorded or studied and are rarely seen. In an exclusive for British Archaeology, Thomas A Goskar, with Alistair Carty, Paul Cripps, Chris Brayne and Dave Vickers, search for the lost Stonehenge carvings. Colourful PastBruno David, Ian McNiven and John Brayer use standard computer software to reveal ancient rock paintings in the remote north of Australia. Raunds: From Hunters to FarmersThe earlier prehistoric results of one of Britain's largest archaeological field projects will be published in 2004. Frances Healy and Jan Harding preview for British Archaeology. Dish Fit for the GodsShortly after we go to press, the discovery of a unique bronze vessel will be announced. Hailed as the most significant Roman find yet made under the Portable Antiquities Scheme, it is of great artistic, technological and historical importance. Mike Pitts and Sally Worrell, with exclusive photographs by Stuart Laidlaw, provide British Archaeology with the first inside report on this very special object. lettersViews and responses. issuesA new survey shows people are unhappy that archaeology has become too 'professional'. But, asks George Lambrick, are volunteer opportunities really so bad? Peter EllisOur regular columnist. booksAll the latest books on archaeology in Britain reviewed. CBA updateCampaigns and reports from the CBA. favourite findsA Roman silver cup and a lady in a basket. Tony Rook has fond memories of amphorae in a garage and getting muddy in Welwyn 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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