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From Time Team to Archaeology for All
From Time Team to Archaeology for All Dr Carenza Lewis University of Cambridge www.access.arch.cam.ac.uk www.access.arch.cam.ac.uk www.access.arch.cam.ac.uk Enhancing educational, economic and social well-being through active participation in archaeology. Higher Education Field Academy) Aim – To help widen participation in higher education through participation in archaeological excavation • Find out more about university • Contribute to university research • Develop confidence and deploy skills for life, learning and employment The first HEFA - Terrington 2005 “I really enjoyed it. The best bit was not knowing what we would find’ (NP) “It was hard work but I had a great time” (MS). “The kids were really enthusiastic, talking about it all the way home, asking questions…. It helps that they’re doing it themselves, not just watching” (SC) “All the students loved their experiences and are still talking about it! It was judged much ‘cooler’ than going to Alton Towers!” (EO). Coxwold Castleton Wiveton Binham Terrington St Hindringham Clement Gaywood Peakirk Acle Wisbech St Ufford Mary Castor Thorney Carleton Rode Sawtry Ramsey Isleham Garboldisham Chediston Houghton Willingham Cottenham Rampton Hessett Walberswick Riseley Swaffham Coddenham Girton Bulbeck Warnborough Great Long Sharnbrook Shelford Stapleford Bramford Shefford Melford Ashwell 2005 Pirton 2006 Manuden Thorrington Little Hallingbury 2007 West Mersea Mill Green 2008 Amwell 2009 Writtle 2010 N Daws Heath 2011 2012 0 miles 50 2013 2014 HEFA weather! WRI/13 HEFA teams, HEFA spirit -
Nfl Releases Tight Ends and Offensive Linemen to Be Named Finalists for the ‘Nfl 100 All-Time Team’
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Alex Riethmiller – 310.840.4635 NFL – 12/9/19 [email protected] NFL RELEASES TIGHT ENDS AND OFFENSIVE LINEMEN TO BE NAMED FINALISTS FOR THE ‘NFL 100 ALL-TIME TEAM’ 18 Offensive Linemen and 5 Tight Ends to be Named to All-Time Team Episode 4 of ‘NFL 100 All-Time Team’ Airs on Friday, December 13 at 8:00 PM ET on NFL Network Following the reveal of the defensive back and specialist All-Time Team class last week, the NFL is proud to announce the 40 offensive linemen (16 offensive tackles; 15 guards; 9 centers) and 12 tight ends that are finalists for the NFL 100 All-Time Team. 39 of the 40 offensive linemen finalists have been enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The 12 finalists at tight end include eight Pro Football Hall of Famers and combine for 711 career receiving touchdowns. Episode three will also reveal four head coaches to make the NFL 100 All-Time Team. The NFL100 All-Time Team airs every Friday at 8:00 PM ET through Week 17 of the regular season. Rich Eisen, Cris Collinsworth and Bill Belichick reveal selections by position each week, followed by a live reaction show hosted by Chris Rose immediately afterward, exclusively on NFL Network. From this group of finalists, the 26-person blue-ribbon voting panel ultimately selected seven offensive tackles, seven guards, four centers and five tight ends to the All-Time Team. The NFL 100 All-Time Team finalists at the offensive tackle position are: Player Years Played Team(s) Bob “The Boomer” Brown 1964-1968; 1969-1970; 1971- Philadelphia Eagles; Los Angeles 1973 Rams; Oakland Raiders Roosevelt Brown 1953-1965 New York Giants Lou Creekmur 1950-1959 Detroit Lions Dan Dierdorf 1971-1983 St. -
Investigating the Origins of Great Easton, Leicestershire: Commumity Archaeology Meets the ‘Big Dig’
INVESTIGATING THE ORIGINS OF GREAT EASTON, LEICESTERSHIRE: COMMUMITY ARCHAEOLOGY MEETS THE ‘BIG DIG’. Nicholas J. Cooper and Vicki Score On Sunday June 22nd 2003, the inhabitants of Great Easton in the Welland Valley, in southeast Leicestershire, together with professional archaeologists from the University of Leicester and Channel 4’s Time Team, undertook a one-day field work investigation to try to establish the origins of their village and to chart its subsequent development. In conjunction with geophysical survey, a total of 41 metre-square test pits and two machine-excavated trenches were opened up across the village and dug to a maximum depth of 0.6m or until archaeology or natural was encountered (Fig. 1). Pits 14, 23, 35 & 44 were not excavated. Although most of the archaeological features recorded were modern (with the notable exceptions of a late Roman or Early Anglo-Saxon cobbled surface from Test Pit 3 and medieval plot boundaries in Trench 40) the artefactual material from the investigation has added considerably to the existing body of knowledge gathered by the Great Easton Fieldwork Group (Burningham and Wallis 2004, Fig. 1) over the last 20 years. This, along with more recent developer-funded opportunities, allows us to trace this focus of settlement back to the Roman period or later Iron Age (Fig. 2). Analysis of the pottery assemblage and its distribution has confirmed and complemented the findings of earlier work, which suggested the existence of a Roman period settlement (probably with an Iron Age antecedent), in the north- eastern part of the village, on higher ground around the church and immediately to the north in Lount’s Crescent. -
THE VIKINGS in ORKNEY James Graham-Campbell
THE VIKINGS IN ORKNEY James Graham-Campbell Introduction In recent years, it has been suggested that the first permanent Scandinavian presence in Orkney was not the result of forcible land-taking by Vikings, but came about instead through gradual penetration - a period which has been described as one of'informal' settlement (Morris 1985: 213; 1998: 83). Such would have involved a phase of co-existence, or even integration, between the native Picts and the earliest Norse settlers. This initial period, it is supposed, was then followed by 'a second, formal, settlement associated with the estab lishment of an earldom' (Morris 1998: 83 ), in the late 9'h century. The archaeological evidence advanced in support of the first 'period of overlap' is, however, open to alternative interpretation and, indeed, Alfred Smyth has com mented ( 1984: 145), in relation to the annalistic records of the earliest Viking attacks on Ireland, that these 'strongly suggest that the Norwegians did not gradually infiltrate the Northern Isles as farmers and fisherman and then sud denly tum nasty against their neighbours'. Others have supposed that the first phase of Norse settlement in Orkney would have involved, in the words of Buteux (1997: 263): 'ness-taking' (the fortifying of a headland by means of a cross-dyke) and the occupation of small off-shore islands. Crawford ( 1987: 46) argues that headland dykes on Orkney can be interpreted as indicating ness-taking. However many are equally likely to be prehistoric land boundaries, and no bases on either headlands or small islands have yet been positively identified. Buteux continues his discussion by observing, most pertinently, that: While this can not be taken as suggesting that such sites do not remain to be uncovered, the striking fact is that almost all identified Viking-period settlements in the Northern Isles are found overlying or immediately adjacent to sites which were occupied in the preceding Pictish period and which, furthermore, had frequently been settlements of some size and importance. -
Wayneflete Tower, Esher, Surrey
Wessex Archaeology Wayneflete Tower, Esher, Surrey. Archaeological Evaluation and Assessment of Results Ref: 59472.01 March 2006 Wayneflete Tower, Esher, Surrey Archaeological Evaluation and Assessment of Results Prepared on behalf of Videotext Communications Ltd 49 Goldhawk Road LONDON SW1 8QP By Wessex Archaeology Portway House Old Sarum Park SALISBURY Wiltshire SP4 6EB Report reference: 59472.01 March 2006 © Wessex Archaeology Limited 2006, all rights reserved Wessex Archaeology Limited is a Registered Charity No. 287786 Contents Summary Acknowledgements 1 BACKGROUND..................................................................................................5 1.1 Introduction................................................................................................5 1.2 Description of the Site................................................................................5 1.3 Historical Background...............................................................................5 1.4 Previous Archaeological Work ...............................................................12 2 AIMS AND OBJECTIVES...............................................................................13 3 METHODS.........................................................................................................14 3.1 Introduction..............................................................................................14 3.2 Dendrochronological Survey...................................................................14 3.3 Geophysical Survey..................................................................................14 -
Mick Aston Archaeology Fund Supported by Historic England and Cadw
Mick Aston Archaeology Fund Supported by Historic England and Cadw Mick Aston’s passion for involving people in archaeology is reflected in the Mick Aston Archaeology Fund. His determination to make archaeology publicly accessible was realised through his teaching, work on Time Team, and advocating community projects. The Mick Aston Archaeology Fund is therefore intended to encourage voluntary effort in making original contributions to the study and care of the historic environment. Please note that the Mick Aston Archaeology Fund is currently open to applicants carrying out work in England and Wales only. Historic Scotland run a similar scheme for projects in Scotland and details can be found at: http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/index/heritage/grants/grants-voluntary-sector- funding.htm. How does the Mick Aston Archaeology Fund work? Voluntary groups and societies, but also individuals, are challenged to put forward proposals for innovative projects that will say something new about the history and archaeology of local surroundings, and thus inform their future care. Proposals will be judged by a panel on their intrinsic quality, and evidence of capacity to see them through successfully. What is the Mick Aston Archaeology Fund panel looking for? First and foremost, the panel is looking for original research. Awards can be to support new work, or to support the completion of research already in progress, for example by paying for a specific piece of analysis or equipment. Projects which work with young people or encourage their participation are especially encouraged. What can funding be used for? In principle, almost anything that is directly related to the actual undertaking of a project. -
Stonehenge Bibliography
Bibliography Abbot, M. and Anderson-Whymark, H., 2012. Anon., 2011a, Discoveries provide evidence of Stonehenge Laser Scan: archaeological celestial procession at Stonehenge. On-line analysis report. English Heritage project source available at: 6457. English Heritage Research Report http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/latest/ Series no. 32-2012, available at: 2011/11/25Nov-Discoveries-provide- http://services.english- evidence-of-a-celestial-procession-at- herita ge.org.uk/Resea rch Repo rtsPdf s/032_ Stonehenge.aspx (accessed 2 April 2012). 2012WEB.pdf Anon., 2011b, Stonehenge’s sister? Current Alexander, C., 2009, If the stones could speak: Archaeology, 260, 6–7. Searching for the meaning of Stonehenge. Anon., 2011c, Home is where the heath is. National Geographic, 213.6 (June 2008), Late Neolithic house, Durrington Walls. 34–59. Current Archaeology, 256, 42–3. Allen, S., 2008, The quest for the earliest Anon., 2011d, Stonehenge rocks. Current published image of Stonehinge (sic). Archaeology, 254, 6–7. Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural Anon., 2012a, Origin of some of the Bluestone History Magazine, 101, 257–9. debris at Stonehenge. British Archaeology, Anon., 2006, Excavation and Fieldwork in 123, 9. Wiltshire 2004. Wiltshire Archaeological Anon., 2012b, Stonehenge: sourcing the and Natural History Magazine, 99, 264–70. Bluestones. Current Archaeology, 263, 6– Anon., 2007a, Excavation and Fieldwork in 7. Wiltshire 2005. Wiltshire Archaeological Aronson, M., 2010, If stones could speak. and Natural History Magazine, 100, 232– Unlocking the secrets of Stonehenge. 39. Washington DC: National Geographic. Anon., 2007b, Before Stonehenge: village of Avebury Archaeological and Historical wild parties. Current Archaeology, 208, Research Group (AAHRG) 2001 17–21. -
Cambridgeshire Archaeology JIGSAW “Piecing Together Cambridgeshire’S Past
Cambridgeshire County Council JIGSAW Project Final report 2007 Cambridgeshire Archaeology JIGSAW “piecing together Cambridgeshire’s Past Final Report April 2007 Prepared By The Market Research Group (MRG), Bournemouth University, On Behalf Of Cambridgeshire County Council www.themarketresearchgroup.co.uk Page a Cambridgeshire County Council JIGSAW Project Final report 2007 Contents Executive Summary ........................................................................ 1 1.0: Background .............................................................................. 3 1.1: The Market Research Group (MRG)........................................ 3 1.2: Cambridgeshire County Council .............................................. 4 2.0: Research Aims & Objectives................................................... 6 3.0: Outline Methodology................................................................ 8 3.1: Audience Research - Existing Users ....................................... 8 3.2: Audience Research - Potential Users ...................................... 9 3.3: Audience Research – JIGSAW Focus Groups ...................... 11 4.0: Findings –Cambridgeshire Archaeology users results...... 12 5.0: Findings – Potential users or non user survey ................... 39 6.0: Findings – Castle celebration event (non users) ................ 79 7.0: Findings - Schools – qualitative results............................. 101 8.0: Findings – Focus group results.......................................... 116 8.1: Users and non users focus groups -
Stonehenge OCR Spec B: History Around Us
OCR HISTORY AROUND US Site Proposal Form Example from English Heritage The Criteria The study of the selected site must focus on the relationship between the site, other historical sources and the aspects listed in a) to n) below. It is therefore essential that centres choose a site that allows learners to use its physical features, together with other historical sources as appropriate, to understand all of the following: a) The reasons for the location of the site within its surroundings b) When and why people first created the site c) The ways in which the site has changed over time d) How the site has been used throughout its history e) The diversity of activities and people associated with the site f) The reasons for changes to the site and to the way it was used g) Significant times in the site’s past: peak activity, major developments, turning points h) The significance of specific features in the physical remains at the site i) The importance of the whole site either locally or nationally, as appropriate j) The typicality of the site based on a comparison with other similar sites k) What the site reveals about everyday life, attitudes and values in particular periods of history l) How the physical remains may prompt questions about the past and how historians frame these as valid historical enquiries m) How the physical remains can inform artistic reconstructions and other interpretations of the site n) The challenges and benefits of studying the historic environment 1 Copyright © OCR 2018 Site name: STONEHENGE Created by: ENGLISH HERITAGE LEARNING TEAM Please provide an explanation of how your site meets each of the following points and include the most appropriate visual images of your site. -
Warfare in a Fragile World: Military Impact on the Human Environment
Recent Slprt•• books World Armaments and Disarmament: SIPRI Yearbook 1979 World Armaments and Disarmament: SIPRI Yearbooks 1968-1979, Cumulative Index Nuclear Energy and Nuclear Weapon Proliferation Other related •• 8lprt books Ecological Consequences of the Second Ihdochina War Weapons of Mass Destruction and the Environment Publish~d on behalf of SIPRI by Taylor & Francis Ltd 10-14 Macklin Street London WC2B 5NF Distributed in the USA by Crane, Russak & Company Inc 3 East 44th Street New York NY 10017 USA and in Scandinavia by Almqvist & WikseH International PO Box 62 S-101 20 Stockholm Sweden For a complete list of SIPRI publications write to SIPRI Sveavagen 166 , S-113 46 Stockholm Sweden Stoekholol International Peace Research Institute Warfare in a Fragile World Military Impact onthe Human Environment Stockholm International Peace Research Institute SIPRI is an independent institute for research into problems of peace and conflict, especially those of disarmament and arms regulation. It was established in 1966 to commemorate Sweden's 150 years of unbroken peace. The Institute is financed by the Swedish Parliament. The staff, the Governing Board and the Scientific Council are international. As a consultative body, the Scientific Council is not responsible for the views expressed in the publications of the Institute. Governing Board Dr Rolf Bjornerstedt, Chairman (Sweden) Professor Robert Neild, Vice-Chairman (United Kingdom) Mr Tim Greve (Norway) Academician Ivan M£ilek (Czechoslovakia) Professor Leo Mates (Yugoslavia) Professor -
The Early Medieval Period, Its Main Conclusion Is They Were Compiled at Malmesbury
Early Medieval 10 Early Medieval Edited by Chris Webster from contributions by Mick Aston, Bruce Eagles, David Evans, Keith Gardner, Moira and Brian Gittos, Teresa Hall, Bill Horner, Susan Pearce, Sam Turner, Howard Williams and Barbara Yorke 10.1 Introduction raphy, as two entities: one “British” (covering most 10.1.1 Early Medieval Studies of the region in the 5th century, and only Cornwall by the end of the period), and one “Anglo-Saxon” The South West of England, and in particular the three (focusing on the Old Sarum/Salisbury area from the western counties of Cornwall, Devon and Somerset, later 5th century and covering much of the region has a long history of study of the Early Medieval by the 7th and 8th centuries). This is important, not period. This has concentrated on the perceived “gap” only because it has influenced past research questions, between the end of the Roman period and the influ- but also because this ethnic division does describe (if ence of Anglo-Saxon culture; a gap of several hundred not explain) a genuine distinction in the archaeological years in the west of the region. There has been less evidence in the earlier part of the period. Conse- emphasis on the eastern parts of the region, perhaps quently, research questions have to deal less with as they are seen as peripheral to Anglo-Saxon studies a period, than with a highly complex sequence of focused on the east of England. The region identi- different types of Early Medieval archaeology, shifting fied as the kingdom of Dumnonia has received detailed both chronologically and geographically in which issues treatment in most recent work on the subject, for of continuity and change from the Roman period, and example Pearce (1978; 2004), KR Dark (1994) and the evolution of medieval society and landscape, frame Somerset has been covered by Costen (1992) with an internally dynamic period. -
Avon Archaeology
1 l ~~iro~ AVON ARCHAEOLOGY \ '' ~\(i;--.. j I \ -:_1 c~ r" ,-.-..ii. '\~-- ~ ' Volume 6 BRISTOLAND AVONARCHAEOLOGY 6 1987 CONTENTS Address by L.V. Grinsell on the occasion of the 25th Anniversa!Y of B(A)ARG 2 L.V. Grinsell Bibliography 1972-1988 3 compiled by N. Thomas Domesday Keynsham - a retrospective examination of an old English Royal Estate 5 M. Whittock Excavations in Bristol in 1985-86 11 R. Burchill, M. Coxah, A. Nicholson & M. W. Ponsford The Lesser Cloister and a medieval drain at St. Augustine's Abbey, Bristol 31 E.J. Boore Common types of earthenware found in the Bristol area 35 G.L. Good & V.E.J. Russett Avon Archaeology 1986 and 1987 44 R. Iles & A. Kidd A Bi-facial polished-edge flint knife from Compton Dando 57 Alan Saville Excavations at Burwalls House, Bristol, 1980 58 N.M. Watson Cromhall Romano-British villa 60 Peter Ellis An Anglo-Saxon strap-end from Winterbourne, Bristol 62 J. Stewart Eden rediscovered at Twerton, Bath 63 Mike Chapman St. John's Keynsham - results of excavation, 1979 64 Peter Ellis An 18th-19th century Limekiln at Water Lane, Temple, Bristol 66 G.L. Good Medieval floor tiles from Winterbrmrne 70 J.M. Hunt & J.R. Russell Book reviews 72 (c) Authors and Bristol & Avon Archaeological Research Group COMMITTEE 1987-88 Chairman N. Thomas Vice-Chairman A.J. Parker Secretary J. Bryant Treasurer J. Russell Membership Secretary A. Buchan Associates Secretary G. Dawson Fieldwork Advisor M. Ponsford Editor, Special Publications R. Williams Publicity Officer F. Moor Editor, BAA R.