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CONTENTS issue 252
(Vol XXI, No.12) | March 2011
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Letters
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Where they came from. How they were fashioned.
c u r r e nt a r c h a e ol o g y
And why.
EVERY ISSUE:
The science of Time Team: geophysics From pits to palaces
The science of Time Team: geophysics From pits to palaces
Burnham's Bronze Age axes | Mesolithic hunter-gatherers outside MI6 | Vikings in Wales ALSO:
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ON THE COVER Stonehenge.
News
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6,000-year-old site found at MI6; Anglo-Saxon settlement at Shotton; New research on Hallaton Helmet; All in a whorl; A wandering stater returns; Viking smelting site in Wales; Roman London’s industrial zone; Archaeology of the Severn Estuary.
REGULARS
Calendar
Archaeology dates for your diary.
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FEATURES A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME TEAM
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Celebrating the 200th episode As Time Team begins its 19th season, we take a quick look back and a sneaky peek forward.
TIME TEAM GEOPHYSICS
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From pits to palaces With geophysics at the core of every episode, we look at the science behind the scenes.
THE STONES OF STONEHENGE
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Revealing secrets from the sacred circle New research on the source of Stonehenge’s bluestones in ancient Pembrokeshire quarries.
THE BURNHAM HOARD
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Bronze Age booty unearthed A pottery vessel containing a metalworking hoard discovered in an Essex farmer’s field.
Current Archaeology Live! 2011 40 Final sessions programme.
Context
Highlighting archaeological photography.
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Reviews
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The Story of Silbury Hill; Archaeologists as Activists; Newton Hall and the Cruck Buildings of North West England; Churches in Early Medieval Ireland
Sherds
Chris Catling’s irreverent take on heritage issues.
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Last Word
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Editor in Chief Andrew Selkirk reminisces about the early days of Time Team.
Odd Socs 50 The Company of Arts Scholars, Dealers and Collectors.
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