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CONTENTS issue 275
(Vol XXIII, No.11) | February 2013
UP FRONT
Letters
Your comments, complaints, and compliments
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News
Staffordshire Hoard field: new Saxon finds; Artificial isles of wonder; Roman outreach; An Iron Age Canterbury tale; Longer in the tooth; Star Carr’s star finds; Monumental changes at Stonehenge;
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ORKNEY SPECIALORKNEYSPECIALORKNEY SPECIAL
Discovering the secret shrines in a Neolithic home
Discovering the secret shrines in a Neolithic home
Orkney’s Venus c u r r e nt a r c h a e ol o g y
North Sea odyssey
How seafaring changed the tides of history
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Staffordshire Hoard latest Stunning Saxon finds from the same field
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ON THE COVER Rock chick: known as the Orkney Venus or Westray Wife, this figurine is one of the most celebrated finds from the Links of Noltland.
CREDIT
CREDIT: Historic Scotland
FEATURES SANDS OF TIME
Domestic ritual at the Links of Noltland Contemporary with the Ness of Brodgar’s ritual monuments, what can this settlement tell us about everyday life in prehistoric Orkney?
THE CAIRNS
From broch builders to Viking traders A riot of Iron Age archaeological remains are proving more important than the site’s antiquarian discoverer could have dreamed – as well as shedding light on Scandinavian incomers.
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CONNECTED BY THE SEA
The early history of seafaring Balancing the often land-based focus of our island story, we explore tales of heroism and prehistoric travellers in foreign lands.
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ROUSAY
Racing against sea and tide Coastal erosion has revealed a wealth of archaeological material from brochs to burnt mounds. What can rescue excavations reveal about the island’s prehistoric population?
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REGULARS
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Conference
Further details of Current Archaeology Live! 2013
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Reviews
Monuments of Orkney – avisitor’s guide;Archaeology:a very short introduction;Flint and Stone in the Neolithic Period;The Antiquarian Rediscovery of the Antonine Wall
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Sherds
Chris Catling’s irreverent take on heritage issues
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Last Word
Andrew Selkirk talks about archaeological funding and the private purse
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Odd Socs
The Computer Conservation Society
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