Description
In this issue:
– Discovering Iron Age sacrifices in Fenland
– The secrets of Shakespeare’s grave
– Cartimandua’s capital? Roman diplomacy and the rise of Stanwick
– Caught knapping: the secrets of Blick Mead’s Mesolithic toolmakers
– Current Archaeology at 50: half a century of keeping up with the past
– An archaeology of ale
Plus: News, Reviews, Comment, Sherds, Odd Socs, and more!
From the Editor:
This month CA turns 50 and we are taking the opportunity to celebrate. Alongside the usual array of fascinating archaeological discoveries, we have sprinkled a selection of offerings with an anniversary theme. Our special wraparound cover pays homage to the very first issue, giving a modern and CA 1-style treatment to the excavations at the Over Narrows. Which is your favourite?
For a magazine that regularly chronicles events that played out thousands of years ago, there is a danger that a mere half century might seem a little parochial. Yet 50 years is not only a fair span in human and indeed magazine terms; it is long enough for archaeology to have undergone massive changes as a discipline. I’m not among those who experienced 1967 for themselves – although raiding my parents’ record collection as a teenager made me wish that I had – but through the pages of CA I can see how the archaeological world I took for granted as a student came into being.
This seems like a good moment to pay tribute to Andrew and Wendy Selkirk, for following their dream and working tirelessly to make CA a success. The magazine they created has showcased countless archaeological discoveries and brought much joy to its readers along the way. I joined their ranks as a teenager – at about the same time I started rifling through my parents’ records, funnily enough – and now, thanks to my association with the magazine, I have a wonderful wife and son. It is fair to say that when I filled out my first subscription form I had no idea what I was signing up for!
Matt Symonds
Cover Date: Apr-2017, Volume 28 Issue 1