The Celts loved feasting, and the communal cauldron from which the chieftains speared the ‘champion’s portion’ was central to Celtic epic. What were the 12 Iron Age cauldrons doing stacked together in a field in Wiltshire? This issue of CA tells the story.

We also examine preconceived notions about the Industrial revolution: why did Birmingham suddenly emerge as Britain’s second city?

In our quest for modernity, prehistory is not forgotten and we probe the mysterious properties of some Welsh henges.

The need for careful consideration is nowhere more apparent than in the current debate about the treatment of human remains: what do new laws and guidance documents mean for science?

Chris Catling looks at stained glass windows of Fairford’s church – the only surviving church where the medieval windows actually tell a story.