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(Vol XXII, No.12) | March 2012
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Victorian filth and fury in the slum that inspired Oliver Twist
Victorian filth and fury in the slum that inspired Oliver Twist
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Letters
Your comments, complaints, and compliments
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News
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A burial plot to rewrite Roman inhumations; London’s love token?; Cutting-edge Neanderthal technology; Cash, cheque or firedog?; Unravelling the King’s Knot; Conserving Co. Durham’s POW camp; Protecting Scarborough’s Star find; European archaeology on display
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FEATURES DIGGING JACOB’S ISLAND
A new chapter for Oliver Twist Uncovering the ‘Capital of Cholera’: what light can archaeology shed on Charles Dickens’ most notorious slum?
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TREASURES FROM EARLY WALES
Climate change, copper mining, and the birth of the Cymry Exploring 230,000 years of human activity through the superb collections of the National Museum Cardiff.
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VIKING HOARDS
Buried wealth of the Norse North West Commerce, Christianity, and an unknown king: what can two remarkable detectorist finds reveal about Viking activity in north-west England?
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CLAY FARM’S EVOLVING LANDSCAPE
From first farmers to post-Roman rituals The largest single excavation in the Cambridge area has uncovered 5,000 years of prehistoric activity and some tantalising Romano-British features.
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RECONSTRUCTING THE HALLATON HELMET
A Roman imperial jigsaw puzzle As the Roman cavalry helmet goes on public display for the first time, what have recent conservation efforts revealed about the intricate images covering it?
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Hallaton Helmet restored
Deciphering the Roman art of war
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Viking silver hoards Treasures of the Norse North West
Treasures of the Norse North West
Treasures of the Norse North West
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ON THE COVER Dickens and Jacob’s Island. The author visited these notorious slums and used them in his classic novel Oliver Twist. Recent excavations have confirmed his description of the depradations.
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REGULARS
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Conference
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Exciting new details about our updated timetable of speakers
Time Team
A sneak preview of what you can expect from Series 19
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Reviews
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Dennis Jackson:a Northamptonshire Archaeologist
Sherds
Chris Catling’s irreverent take on heritage issues
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Odd Socs
The Pugin Society
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