It’s been another big month for archaeology! Hard on the heels of the Staffordshire Hoard comes another amazing discovery: Bluestonehenge. Though official results on the dating of the new circle aren’t expected until January, the untimely leak of information about the excavations to the press has forced the team to release initial results; and they are fascinating, indeed. What will be revealed by this new chapter in the Stonehenge story? We follow Bluestonehenge with another hot topic: climate change. Our feature, based on Brian Fagan’s new book (published in October) takes a hard look at what the archaeology of climate change can predict about the future of our climate. Will the planet freeze over once more? Finally, we are thrilled to announce that both Brian Fagan and the Stonehenge Riverside Project team will be speaking at Archaeology 2010 at the British Museum; Be sure to come along: programme and registration details will be available soon.
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/nICE AGE Archaeology and the Climatic Rollercoaster We look at Brian Fagan’s new book and review the findings of Ice Age specialists.BLUESTONEHENGEThe Stonehenge Story: a new chapter Was this new henge on the Avon the first stop for 24 of Stonehenge’s bluestones?THE END OF ROMAN VERULAMIUM Re-dating a Roman Town The dating of Verulamium is being challenged; is the ‘long chronology’ wrong?BAMBURGH CASTLE Home of Northumbria’s KingsThe Bamburgh Research Project re-examines the excavations of Dr Brian Hope-Taylor.
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/nNEWSThe Purton Hulks campaign; Ball and chain found in Thames; Stonehenge visitor centre plans revealed; Roman bath in Kent; Battle of Bosworth site controversy; head of Nero found at Fishbourne?
/nReviews Books this month: Anatomy of a Tudor Warship; An Archaeology of Town Commons in England; Norman Churches in the Canterbury Diocese; 101 Things to do with a Stone Circle.Diary Sir David Attenborough at the Cambridge Personal-Histories project.Opinion Metal-detecting, the media, and the Staffordshire Hoard.Sherds Chris Catling’s irreverent take on heritage issues.Last Word Independent Archaeology 2009. Odd Socs The Construction History Society.