Even a brand new town can hold ancient secrets. That is certainly the case at Sherford, currently under construction outside Plymouth, where wide-ranging excavations have revealed a wealth of clues to much earlier occupation spanning thousands of years.<\/p>\n
Some of the Sherford structures are enigmatic, but the estate covered in our next feature is downright eccentric. Fonthill Abbey, an elaborate Gothic fantasy, was as much a folly as a luxury dwelling. Now long-vanished, what can we reconstruct of this remarkable residence?<\/p>\n
Another mystery comes from the Isle of Skye. Could a corroded object found buried in an islander’s front garden be a rare example of a Viking anchor? We explore the multidisciplinary battery of tests brought to bear on this intriguing artefact, and their surprising results.<\/p>\n
The building excavated in a recent community project on the outskirts of Manchester was easier to identify: this was the remains of the Reno, a boundary-pushing nightclub in the 1970s that was demolished in 1986. We consider what its resurrection means to local residents, for whom it was as much a family and a safe haven as a nightspot, and what archaeology can add to our understanding of sites still in living memory.<\/p>\n
From traditional digging to cutting-edge technology, our penultimate feature takes us soaring high over a clutch of sites in highland and lowland Scotland to learn how digital imaging is helping to record and interpret them.<\/p>\n
Finally, we remain airborne as we visit an unusual conservation project on Salisbury Plain, starring the Bulford kiwi.<\/p>\n
Carly Hilts
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\nIN THIS ISSUE:\/n
\nFEATURES\/n
\nSHERFORD COMMUNITIES OLD AND NEW\/n
\nExploring millennia of settlement in Devon
\nWith the development of a new town just east of Plymouth came the opportunity to explore evidence of the region’s previous residents, revealing a historic landscape spanning thousands of years.<\/p>\n
GROTTOES, FOLLIES, AND VIDEO GAMES\/n
\nUnravelling the story of Fonthill’s fantastical estate
\nBest known as the eclectic home of William Beckford, Fonthill went through many changes over the centuries – each more elaborate than the last. Here we explore the history of this eccentric estate.<\/p>\n
A WEIGHTY MATTER\/n
\nThe case of the Camuscross anchor
\nDiscovered under a thick layer of peat on the Isle of Skye, the Camuscross anchor took archaeologists on an unexpected journey in search of its origins.<\/p>\n
RESURRECTING THE RENO\/n
\nUnearthing the soul of a boundary-pushing Manchester club
\nThe excavation of a soul and funk club on the outskirts of Manchester – a haven for the area’s mixed-heritage community until it was demolished in 1986 – has shown how even the very recent past can prove illuminating.<\/p>\n
PICTURING THE PAST\/n
\nVisualising archaeology on Scotland’s National Forest Estate
\nToday archaeologists have many tools to help them record and interpret a site. We examine some of the cutting-edge techniques recently brought to bear on two sites within Scotland’s National Forest Estate.<\/p>\n
CONSERVATION BY CHINOOK\/n
\nRe-chalking the Bulford kiwi
\nWe visit a recent initiative to restore the Bulford kiwi, a chalk carving made by New Zealand soldiers newly returned from the First World War. The present project required some decidedly modern military assistance.<\/p>\n
NEWS\/n
\nTracing a Neolithic trackway in Suffolk; A West Sussex execution victim?; Iron Age settlement near Thurso?; Further finds along the A14; Second inscribed stone found at Tintagel; Science notes; Climate change in Bronze Age Ireland; Finds tray<\/p>\n
REGULARS\/n
\nComment
\nJoe Flatman excavates theCAarchive<\/p>\n
Context
\nHand of god: Vindolanda, Northumberland<\/p>\n
Reviews
\nLondinium: a biography; In the Shadow of Corinium: prehistoric and Roman occupation at Kingshill South, Cirencester, Gloucestershire; Sites of Prehistoric Life in Northern Ireland; Myth and Materiality; New Forest: the forging of a landscape; 50 Medieval Finds from the Portable Antiquities Scheme<\/p>\n
Exhibition
\nRoman Deadat the Museum of London Docklands andYour DIG: Tang Hallat DIG, York<\/p>\n
Heritage Open Days
\nA selection of talks and events taking place during England’s biggest festival of history and culture<\/p>\n
Sherds
\nChris Catling’s irreverent take onheritage issues<\/p>\n
Odd Socs
\nYorkshire Architectural and York Archaeological Society (YAYAS)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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\n– \tReconstructing Sherford: exploring millennia of settlement in Devon
\n– \tGrottoes, follies, and video games: unravelling the story of Fonthill Abbey
\n– \tA Viking anchor on the Isle of Skye?
\n– \tResurrecting the Reno: unearthing the soul of a boundary-pushing Manchester club
\n– \tPicturing the past: visualising archaeology on Scotland\u2019s National Forest Estate
\n– \tConservation by Chinook: re-chalking the Bulford kiwi<\/p>\n