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CONTENTS ISSUE 358 ISSUE 358 (Vol. XXX, No. 10) ❙ January 2020 18 FEATURES 18 WALES AND THE SEA Ship-shaped trade and industry Wales is a country with a rich maritime history. How were the development of its industries and its role in global trade influenced by its relationship with the sea? 28 WATERSHED CHANGES Tracing the evolution of Silchester’s Roman baths Excavation at Silchester is revealing the story of the Roman town's grand bathhouse. Why was this lavish complex demolished and then rebuilt even bigger in the 1st century AD? 36 MESSAGES FROM THE PAST Revealing the hidden history of a great country house Conservation and archaeological work at Knole in Kent has uncovered illuminating clues about the mansion’s 600-year past, including objects, letters, and graffiti left behind by its inhabitants and visitors. 42 ENIGMATIC EARTHWORKS Excavating on Offa’s and Wat’s Dyke New work on these mighty but mysterious linear monuments has produced information that could help to date them, as well as some surprising discoveries relating to their construction. 48 POTS OF PERSONALITY Exploring Nottingham’s medieval ‘face pots’ Between the mid-12th and 15th centuries there was a later medieval trend for creating cartoonish faces on clay vessels. Where did this anthropomorphic pottery come from, and what was it used for? 28 36 42 4 JANUARY 2020
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CONTENTS UPFRONT 3 EDITOR’S LETTER 6 LETTERS Your comments, complaints, and compliments 8 NEWS Mesolithic structure with surviving timbers found at Killerby Quarry; New discoveries in Sutton Park; Age of Alfriston Clergy House revealed; Early Bronze Age ring-ditch at Clitheroe; Investigating a Highland drovers' inn; Science notes; Medieval structure found at Buckland Abbey; Finds Tray 14 COMMENT Joe Flatman excavates the CA archive 16 CONTEXT Buried bronzes: Havering, London 56 60 64 8 13 13 16 CULTURE 52 REVIEWS Mudlarking: lost and found on the River Thames; Brick: a social history; Living off the Land: agriculture in Wales c.499-1600 AD; The Romans in Scotland and the Battle of Mons Graupius; Small Change: a history of everyday coinage; The Lost Shrine 56 EXHIBITION Tutankhamun: treasures of the golden pharaoh 58 MUSEUM NEWS The latest acquisitions, exhibitions, and key decisions 59 CALENDAR Our selection of exhibitions and events 60 CONFERENCE The nominees for the CA Awards, and details of CA Live! 2020 64 SHERDS I s s u e 3 5 8 ❙ Issue 358 ❙ January 2020 ❙ £4.95 Chris Catling’s irreverent take on heritage issues 66 ODD SOCS The Pictish Arts Society ON THE COVER Overlooking the excavation of Silchester's grand Roman bathhouse in Hampshire. J a n u a r y 2 0 2 0 M a r i t i m e W a l e s ❙ S i l c h e s t e r ’ s R o m a n b a t h s ❙ K n o l e c o u n t r y h o u s e ❙ O f f a ’ s a n d W a t ’ s D y k e ❙ M e d i e v a l ‘ f a c e p o t s ’ THE UK’S BEST-SELLING ARCHAEOLOGY MAGAZINE SilchesterSilchesterilchesterSilchesterDramatic changes at a grand Roman bathhouse Dramatic changes at a grand Roman bathhouse PLUS Knole’s messages from the past Navigating Wales’ maritime past ❙ ❙ Excavating Offa’s and Wat’s Dyke 001_CA358_Cover_Final_MESC.indd 1 Issue 358 ❙ £4.95 21/11/2019 16:12 ISSUE 358 5

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CONTENTS

ISSUE 358 ISSUE 358 (Vol. XXX, No. 10) ❙ January 2020

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FEATURES

18 WALES AND THE SEA

Ship-shaped trade and industry Wales is a country with a rich maritime history. How were the development of its industries and its role in global trade influenced by its relationship with the sea? 28 WATERSHED CHANGES

Tracing the evolution of Silchester’s Roman baths Excavation at Silchester is revealing the story of the Roman town's grand bathhouse. Why was this lavish complex demolished and then rebuilt even bigger in the 1st century AD? 36 MESSAGES FROM THE PAST

Revealing the hidden history of a great country house Conservation and archaeological work at Knole in Kent has uncovered illuminating clues about the mansion’s 600-year past, including objects, letters, and graffiti left behind by its inhabitants and visitors. 42 ENIGMATIC EARTHWORKS

Excavating on Offa’s and Wat’s Dyke New work on these mighty but mysterious linear monuments has produced information that could help to date them, as well as some surprising discoveries relating to their construction.

48 POTS OF PERSONALITY

Exploring Nottingham’s medieval ‘face pots’ Between the mid-12th and 15th centuries there was a later medieval trend for creating cartoonish faces on clay vessels. Where did this anthropomorphic pottery come from, and what was it used for?

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