This is a big month for Current Archaeology ‚ with issue 252, we will be available in most W H Smiths and better newsagents across the country. It’s a big change, and one that we hope will bring CA to the attention of an even wider audience.
Issue 252 opens with a celebration of another landmark happening: the 200th episode of Time Team. We took the opportunity to look back at the show, and forwards to where it might be heading in the future. A significant, yet often overlooked, aspect of Time Team is the importance of the archaeological archives created by the programme, both through the Wessex Archaeology site reports and the geophysics surveys ‚ indeed, our second feature covers the growing relevance of geophysics in archaeology and the essential part it plays in the series. As a special extra ‚ and in response to reader demand for information about Time Team’s new season on Channel 4 ‚ don’t miss our complete episode guide!
Our cover feature this month is an exclusive report from Geoffrey Wainwright and Tim Darvill on their work at Stonehenge; and we round off the issue with the story of yet another hoard found by a metal detectorist.
FEATURES/n
A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME TEAM/n
Celebrating the 200th episode
As Time Team begins its 19th season, we take a quick look back and a sneaky peek forward.
TIME TEAM GEOPHYSICS/n
From pits to palaces
With geophysics at the core of every episode, we look at the science behind the scenes.
THE STONES OF STONEHENGE/n
Revealing secrets from the sacred circle
New research on the source of Stonehenge’s bluestones in ancient Pembrokeshire quarries.
THE BURNHAM HOARD/n
Bronze Age booty unearthed
A pottery vessel containing a metalworking hoard discovered in an Essex farmer’s field.
NEWS/n
6,000-year-old site found at MI6; Anglo-Saxon settlement at Shotton; New research on Hallaton Helmet; All in a whorl; A wandering stater returns; Viking smelting site in Wales; Roman London’s industrial zone; Archaeology of the Severn Estuary.
REGULARS/n
Current Archaeology Live! 2011/n
Final sessions programme.
Context/n
Highlighting archaeological photography.
Reviews/n
The Story of Silbury Hill; Archaeologists as Activists; Newton Hall and the Cruck Buildings of North West England; Churches in Early Medieval Ireland
Sherds/n
Chris Catling’s irreverent take on heritage issues.
Last Word/n
Editor in Chief Andrew Selkirk reminisces about the early days of Time Team.
Odd Socs/n
The Company of Arts Scholars, Dealers and Collectors.