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CONTENTS ISSUE 420 (Vol.X X X V, N o . 1 2) ❙ March 2025 32 FEATURES 24 ROMAN RECYCLING AT REEDHAM Exploring the imperial origins of a Norfolk church St John the Baptist, Reedham, was largely built using recycled Roman stone, brick, and tile. Did these come from an earlier, possibly military, building now buried beneath the church? 32 FROM BREWING TO BREAD Exploring the buildings of the British malting industry Following last month’s investigation of oast houses, we now take a tour through the history of malt production, and the buildings associated with this work. 42 BRONZE AGE BRUTALIT Y? Exploring evidence for interpersonal violence at Charterhouse Warren Why were dozens of men, women, and children killed and thrown down a shaft in Bronze Age Somerset? We consider recent analysis of their remains, and other research into prehistoric violence. 4 48 ‘A NEAT AND BEAUTIFUL THEATRE’ Tracing the surprising story of Bury St Edmunds Market Cross Now celebrating its 250-year anniversary, this neoclassical Suffolk landmark has a literally dramatic history to be revealed. 42 48 MARCH 2025
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UPFRONT 3 EDITOR’S LETTER 6 LETTERS Your comments, complaints, and compliments 8 NEWS Anglo-Saxon coin hoard discovered in Suffolk; Rare Roman sarcophagus burial found near Peterborough; Painted dog penis bone linked to Roman fertility rituals; ‘Lost’ fragment of music identified in Scotland; Roman kiln site found near Poole Harbour; Science Notes; Ornate sword recovered from Anglo-Saxon cemetery in Kent; Finds Tray 14 NEWS FOCUS A sticky subject: recent research has shed illuminating light on the use of ancient metalwork, and how these substances can be identified and analysed in curated artefacts 18 SPECIAL REPORT Branching out: a new, more precise method of analysing historic ancestries has revealed previously unknown waves of migration across Europe during the 1st millennium AD 20 COMMENT Joe Flatman excavates the CA archive 22 CONTEXT Tantalising tesserae: North Leigh Roman Villa 66 58 58 ISSUE 420 8 14 14 8 CONTENTS CULTURE 54 REVIEWS 22 The Snettisham Hoards: British Museum Research Publication 225; Baltinglass and the Prehistoric Hillforts of Ireland; Neolithic Life and Death in the Yorkshire Dales; A Short History of British Architecture: from Stonehenge to the Shard; Murder in Anglo-Saxon England: justice, wergild, revenge; Terror and Magnificence: the London churches of Nicholas Hawksmoor 58 EXHIBITION The Great Mughals: art, architecture and opulence at the V&A South Kensington 59 MUSEUM NEWS The latest on acquisitions, exhibitions, and key decisions 60 LISTINGS Our selection of exhibitions and events, as well as historical, archaeological, and cultural resources from around the world that are available online 62 CONFERENCE The latest details of Current Archaeology Live! 2025 64 SHERDS Issue 420 ❙ March 2025 ❙ £5.95 Chris Catling’s irreverent take on heritage issues 66 ODD SOCS Partners for Sacred Places 4 2 0 M a r c h ON THE COVER Excavating outside St John the Baptist, Reedham, Norfolk. S t J o h n t h e B a p t i s t , R e e d h a m B r i t i s h m a l t h o u s e s C h a r t e r h o u s e W a r r e n B u r y S t E d m u n d s M a r k e t C r o s s THE UK’S BEST-SELLING ARCHAEOLOGY MAGAZINE Roman re cycl i ng at Reedham? Roman re cycl i ng at Reedham? Exploring the origins of a Norfolk church Exploring the origins of a Norfolk church CREDIT Kati Cowen PLUS Tracing Britain’s malting industry ❙ Examining Bury St Edmunds’ dramatic past Interpreting a Bronze Age massacre at Charterhouse Warren ❙ .95 £5 ❙ 420 Issue 5

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CONTENTS

ISSUE 420

(Vol.X X X V, N o . 1 2) ❙ March 2025

32

FEATURES

24 ROMAN RECYCLING AT REEDHAM

Exploring the imperial origins of a Norfolk church St John the Baptist, Reedham, was largely built using recycled Roman stone, brick, and tile. Did these come from an earlier, possibly military, building now buried beneath the church?

32 FROM BREWING TO BREAD

Exploring the buildings of the British malting industry Following last month’s investigation of oast houses, we now take a tour through the history of malt production, and the buildings associated with this work.

42 BRONZE AGE BRUTALIT Y?

Exploring evidence for interpersonal violence at Charterhouse Warren Why were dozens of men, women, and children killed and thrown down a shaft in Bronze Age Somerset? We consider recent analysis of their remains, and other research into prehistoric violence.

4

48 ‘A NEAT AND BEAUTIFUL THEATRE’

Tracing the surprising story of Bury St Edmunds Market Cross Now celebrating its 250-year anniversary, this neoclassical Suffolk landmark has a literally dramatic history to be revealed.

42

48

MARCH 2025

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