Description
In this issue:
– Enamelled bronzes from Roman Britain Celtic art and tourist knick-knacks
– From Bronze Age briquetage to Saxon spearheads
– Inspired by Stonhenge
– Museum staff on strike Low pay crisis in British archaeology
– Roundhouses 3000 years of prehistoric design
– Sixth World Archaeological Congress The Olympics of Archaeology
– SPAB’s Mills Section Odd Socs
– Village, cemetery, and dyke The archaeology of a northern pipeline
Plus: News, Reviews, Comment, Diary, and more!
From the Editor:
It’s been a busy few weeks at Current Archaeology, with each of us off on various field projects and conferences, including the World Archaeological Congress in Dublin (see Reviews, p. 46). One topic that has been on everybody’s mind this month is the BBC’s new archaeology programme Bonekickers. Do shows like this pose a threat to archaeology through providing a semblance of credibility, while simultaneously misrepresenting the science and structure of professional archaeology? Or, is the show purely entertainment, and might it serve archaeology by popularising the discipline and keeping it in the public eye? Let us know what you think. Our features this month are an eclectic mix of up-to-the minute information: new ideas on familiar topics (Roundhouses), new discoveries and interpretations (Enamelled vessels), new exhibitions (Stonehenge) and new rescue digs (Northern pipeline and Easington).
Cover Date: Sep-2008, Volume 19 Issue 6