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(Vol.XXIX, No.3) ❙ June 2018 CONTENTS ISSUE 339 FEATURES 18 A LANDSCAPE REVEALED Exploring 6,000 years of Cambridgeshire’s past along the A14 Major road improvement works on the A14 are providing the opportunity to investigate an entire historic landscape over six millennia. With finds spanning the Neolithic to medieval periods, the excavations offer a unique glimpse into the lives of the people who once called this region home. 26 THE ROMAN WAY OF DEATH Investigating life and loss in Londinium While many of the customs of our forebears may seem quite remote or foreign, death is one thing that unites every human, regardless of the period in which they live. A new exhibition at the Museum of London Docklands explores this connection through the diverse Roman practices surrounding death and burial in the multicultural hub that was Londinium. 34 A WICKED NOAH’S ARK Exercise Magwitch and the prisoners of Rat Island It had long been rumoured that a tiny island in Portsmouth harbour housed the graves of Georgian convicts and prisoners of war. When burials became exposed by storms, it seemed that there was some truth to the legend. MoD archaeologists have been working to rescue these graves from the tide, and aiming to solve the mystery of their occupants. 4 26 42 PETER WADE-MARTINS Pioneering archaeology in Norfolk – and beyond In a career spanning seven decades, Peter WadeMartins has left an indelible mark on archaeology in Norfolk. Here, we take a tour from his early schoolboy days organising archaeology events for his classmates, to his revolutionary time at university helping pioneer government-supported archaeology, through to more recent years promoting the preservation of heritage and the environment. 52 LIKE A ROLLING STONE Experimental archaeology at Stonehenge Archaeologists and members of the public recently came together on Salisbury Plain in an experiment exploring how a bluestone may have been moved. It took a Herculean effort that left the group feeling united with accomplishment – might the collaborative act of constructing Stonehenge have been as important to its Neolithic builders as its final purpose? Neolithic builders as its final purpose? 34 42 42 JUNE 2018
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UPFRONT 3 EDITOR’S LETTER 6 LETTERS Your comments, complaints, and compliments 8 NEWS Revealing the archaeology of Ramsey Island; Early evidence for St Albans Cathedral emerges; Living at Star Carr in the face of climate change; Meticulous metric survey of the Antonine Wall; Mathematically modelling Bronze Age hoards; Science notes; Medieval ‘suburbs’ of Dublin uncovered; Finds tray 14 COMMENT Joe Flatman excavates the CA archive 16 CONTEXT A fairytale find: St Ouen, Jersey 56 60 66 ISSUE 339 8 CONTENTS CONTENTS 13 13 13 16 CULTURE 56 REVIEWS Britannia Romana: Roman inscriptions and Roman Britain; Protecting the Roman Empire: fortlets, frontiers, and the quest for post-conquest security; Rock, Bone, and Ruin: an optimist’s guide to the historical sciences; Manx Crosses: a handbook of stone sculpture 500-1040 in the Isle of Man; 50 Finds from Warwickshire: objects from the Portable Antiquities Scheme; Abandoned Villages 60 EXHIBITION The Square Box on the Hill at Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery 62 CALENDAR Our selection of exhibitions and events 64 SHERDS Chris Catling’s irreverent take on heritage issues 66 ODD SOCS The Société Jersiaise ON THE COVER A hengiform enclosure uncovered near the A14. CREDIT: Highways England, courtesy of MOLA Headland Infrastructure I s s u e 3 3 9 ❙ J u n e 2 0 1 8 THE UK’S BEST-SELLING ARCHAEOLOGY MAGAZINE A 1 4 r o a d s c h e m e ❙ R o m a n f u n e r a r y p r a c t i c e s ❙ R a t I s l a n d ❙ P e t e r W a d e - M a r t i n s ❙ R a i s i n g a s t o n e a t S t o n e h e n g e Excavating t he A14 Excavating t he A14 Exploring 6,000 years on a landscape scale Exploring 6,000 years on a landscape scale PLUS The Roman way of death ❙ Experimental archaeology at Stonehenge ❙ Investigating the prisoners of Rat Island Issue 339 ❙ June 2018 ❙ £4.95 Issue 339 ❙ £4.95 001_CA339_Cover_FINAL_MESC.indd 1 19/04/2018 16:22 5

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UPFRONT 3 EDITOR’S LETTER 6 LETTERS

Your comments, complaints, and compliments 8 NEWS

Revealing the archaeology of Ramsey Island; Early evidence for St Albans Cathedral emerges; Living at Star Carr in the face of climate change; Meticulous metric survey of the Antonine Wall; Mathematically modelling Bronze Age hoards; Science notes; Medieval ‘suburbs’ of Dublin uncovered; Finds tray 14 COMMENT

Joe Flatman excavates the CA archive 16 CONTEXT

A fairytale find: St Ouen, Jersey

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ISSUE 339

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CONTENTS

CONTENTS

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13

13

16

CULTURE

56 REVIEWS

Britannia Romana: Roman inscriptions and Roman Britain; Protecting the Roman Empire: fortlets, frontiers, and the quest for post-conquest security; Rock, Bone, and Ruin: an optimist’s guide to the historical sciences; Manx Crosses: a handbook of stone sculpture 500-1040 in the Isle of Man; 50 Finds from Warwickshire: objects from the Portable Antiquities Scheme; Abandoned Villages

60 EXHIBITION

The Square Box on the Hill at Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery 62 CALENDAR

Our selection of exhibitions and events 64 SHERDS

Chris Catling’s irreverent take on heritage issues 66 ODD SOCS

The Société Jersiaise

ON THE COVER

A hengiform enclosure uncovered near the A14.

CREDIT: Highways England, courtesy of MOLA Headland Infrastructure

I s s u e

3 3 9 ❙

J u n e

2 0 1 8

THE UK’S BEST-SELLING ARCHAEOLOGY MAGAZINE

A 1 4 r o a d s c h e m e ❙

R o m a n f u n e r a r y p r a c t i c e s ❙

R a t I s l a n d ❙

P e t e r

W a d e -

M a r t i n s ❙

R a i s i n g a s t o n e a t

S t o n e h e n g e

Excavating t he A14 Excavating t he A14

Exploring 6,000 years on a landscape scale Exploring 6,000 years on a landscape scale

PLUS

The Roman way of death ❙

Experimental archaeology at Stonehenge

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Investigating the prisoners of Rat Island

Issue 339 ❙ June 2018 ❙ £4.95

Issue 339 ❙ £4.95

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