CONTENTS
I S S U E 414 (Vol.X X X V, N o . 6) ❙ September 2024
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FEATURES
20 UNDERGROUND, OVERGROUND
Excavating an Iron Age fogou and Romano-British remains at Boden A long-running community excavation in south Cornwall has been exploring a network of Iron Age tunnels, Bronze Age roundhouses, and unusual Romano-British activity in the area.
28 BIRDOSWALD AND BEYOND
Investigating an extramural settlement on Hadrian’s Wall For the last four years, archaeologists have been exploring the civilian settlement surrounding Birdoswald Roman for t . With the final digging season now at an end, how has the stor y developed?
30 FROM STRONGHOLD TO STEEL CITY
Uncovering the ‘birthplace of Sheffield’ Recent archaeological work in central Sheffield has revealed long-buried traces of the city’s medieval castle, as well as remains relating to its influential industrial past.
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36 ORCHARDS IN ENGLAND:
A LANDSCAPE HISTORY A f ruitful wander through the agriculture of the past A new book explores the development of orchards from across England, investigating their evolution from the Middle Ages to the present day.
46 ILLUMINATING ANGLESEY
Echoes of a later prehistoric ritualised landscape at Bedd y Foel A sur vey of Pen y Foel, an unassuming hillock on Anglesey, has documented evidence of a previously unrecorded ceremonial landscape surrounding the remains of a Neolithic dolmen at Bedd y Foel.
52 STONEHENGE AND
THE MOON Exploring a Neolithic monument’s lunar links An ongoing project at Stonehenge is investigating whether a once-in-a-generation lunar event may have influenced some aspects of the monument's design.
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