Description
In this issue:
– Cod bones and commerce the medieval fishing revolution
– Martin Henig bids farewell retirement
– Piercebridge roman votives from the waters of the Tees
– Roman Britain’s Great Plague Is it the evidence for‚Ķ
– St Radegund’s Abbey a monastery in decline
– Tale of the Conesby Moat at Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire Lost and found
Plus: News, Reviews, Comment, Diary, and more!
From the Editor:
This month, Current Archaeology is all over the map (literally!), covering a broad range of topics and time periods from the length and breadth of Britain. Did the humble cod spark a commercial revolution in medieval England? Can a lost moat be rescued from beneath metre-deep slag? Is there evidence of the Antonine plague in Gloucester? Find the answers in this month’s exciting features. Additionally, we have the compelling story of one of Roman Britain’s largest votive hoards, and a report on an 800-year old abbey facing ruin after centuries of neglect. Editor-in-chief Andrew Selkirk closes the issue in his Last Word with an account of his recent trip to the excavations at Brading Roman Villa on the Isle of Wight. Enjoy!
Cover Date: Aug-2008, Volume 19 Issue 5