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CONTENTS issue 291
(Vol.XXV, No.3) | June 2014
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Offa’s Dyke: the work of multiple kings?; Signs of the Synod at Whitby Abbey; West Knoyle’s ritual remains; Lovesick Lydgate; Commemorating Cudburg; Planning for the Plague; Hadrian’s Wall Trust to close
Signs of the Synod at Whitby Abbey; West Knoyle’s ritual remains; Lovesick Lydgate;
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Exploring the genesis of the English village
Sutton Hoo 75 years on The discovery that rewrote an era
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ON THE COVER A reconstruction of the 9th-century Anglo-Saxon settlement at Bishopstone, by Mark Gridley.
CREDIT: Courtesy of Gabor Thomas, drawn by Mark Gridley (http://markgridley.carbonmade.com)
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EXPLORING ANGLO-SAXON SETTLEMENT
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In search of the origins of the English village We find out how Early Medieval settlements unearthed by development-led archaeology are pointing to a new origin for the English village.
CYCLE OF LIFE
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Decoding the symbolism of quern stones Used for grinding cereal, querns had an obvious utilitarian function for their prehistoric owners. Did they also hold a deeper significance?
VINOVIA
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A buried Roman city in the county of Durham? Revisiting a 19th-century excavation – and discovering an astonishingly well-preserved bath-house. But just what was life at Roman Binchester like?
SUTTON HOO AT THE BRITISH MUSEUM
Marking the 75th anniversary of a watershed discovery The British Museum has transformed its Early Medieval displays to mark a major archaeological milestone. We consider how it reflects the latest thinking on Sutton Hoo’s remarkable Anglo-Saxon ship burial.
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REGULARS
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Context
Admiring Orkney’s oldest art at the Smerquoy ‘hoose’
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Reviews
Liturgy,Architecture,and Sacred Places in Anglo-Saxon England; The Stone of Life;Everyday Life in Viking-Age Towns;If Hitler Comes
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Sherds
Chris Catling’s irreverent take on heritage issues
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Last Word
Andrew Selkirk explores English Heritage’s recently revamped and reopened Kenwood House
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The Huguenot Society
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