This month’s cover feature tells the ‘story so far’ of a Wiltshire community excavation that is uncovering the remains of a Roman tilery with an impressively far-reaching tale to tell. We then travel to early medieval Ipswich, where analysis of bone- and antler-working evidence has shed vivid light on the evolution of this craft within a single settlement – with some Viking Age surprises thrown in.
Next come the results of a Leicestershire excavation from the 1990s, recently brought to publication, which offer invaluable insights into an Anglo-Saxon community, and much more.
Our fourth feature draws on a Time Team test-pitting investigation in Modbury, Devon. CA visited the dig last summer, and now that the episode has been released, we share some of its highlights.
Finally, we examine research into a cluster of Neolithic cursuses, recently identified in Co. Wicklow, Ireland, following analysis of LiDAR images.
I will give the last word to our Editor-in-Chief, Andrew Selkirk, who asked on my return from honeymoon to add some (very kind) wishes below. I have always felt lucky to be part of such a close-knit team at CA.
Andrew writes: Carly, our wonderful Editor, has at last got married. COVID-19 intervened in her original plans, but on 27 April she tied the knot on the Bluebell Railway in Sussex, surrounded by steam trains, jazz bands, and sea shanties. Her husband, Simon, is a fellow Gilbert and Sullivan fan, and she fell in love with his big personality on- and offstage; they now perform together with LPOS Musical Productions in Littlehampton. On her return from enjoying Japan’s culture, scenery – and perhaps even some archaeology – I wish her: Happy marriage, Carly!