Description
In this issue:
– Birds in Archaeology
– Interview: Mike Heyworth
– Roman Britain: Unusual Burials
– Thames Discovery Programme
– Westminster Abbey Chapter House
Plus: News, Reviews, Comment, Sherds, Odd Socs, and more!
From the Editor:
This month’s issue begins with a profile of a community archaeology project located practically in CA’s back garden. The Thames Discovery Programme investigates the foreshore of London’s biggest archaeological site. How many Londoners walk past the Thames every day and never notice the archaeology right before our eyes? An important aspect of the TDP is the focus on community involvement and innovation in public participation; it is a perfect illustration of the research just completed by the Council for British Archaeology, indicating that the community sector is burgeoning. We follow this article up with an expos√É© of grisly Roman burial practices, and an overview of the recently completed restoration of Westminster Abbey’s Chapter House. Our final feature is a specialist account of research into a neglected portion of the archaeological record: birds.
Don’t forget ‚ the Festival of Archaeology happens this month and there will be archaeological activities going on all over the country.
Cover Date: Jul-2010, Volume 21 Issue 4