Description
In this issue:
– Gwithian Dark Age secrets from the dunes
– Hadrian in Britain
– Hadrian’s Wall 30 years on
– Heading for ruins
– Numismatic enigmas
– Rise and Fall of Roman Piercebridge
– Society for the History of Medieval Technology and Science, The
Plus: News, Reviews, Comment, Diary, and more!
From the Editor:
This month, everyone is talking about the Roman emperor Hadrian (in advance of the opening of the new exhibit at the British Museum); so who are we to go against the flow? However, we’ve done our best to give it the special Current Archaeology touch, bringing our readers a feature from one of the world’s great experts on Hadrian’s Wall, as well as a brief but illuminating examination of why Hadrian mattered so much to Britain. To round out our taste for all things Roman this issue, we’ve taken an in-depth look at the finally-published 1970s excavations at Piercebridge, and, last but not least, included a fascinating case study of how Portable Antiquities Scheme data is changing our understanding of Roman coinage. Finally, we travel down to Gwithian in Cornwall, where the publication of this landmark site is finally underway. Happy reading!
Cover Date: Jul-2008, Volume 19 Issue 4