Current Archaeology 153
Current Archaeology number 153, was published in July 1997.
There are three main articles. BoxgroveThe quarry at Boxgrove is already famous round the world as the home of Boxgrove man, or rather his tibia, dated to over half a million years ago. But how was he dated, and what was his life style? Unlike most other palaeolithic excavations, this was not just a single site, but a whole landscape, where we discover the secrets of life half a million years ago.VindolandaWhat was life really like for a soldier on the frontiers of the Roman empire? At Vindolanda, along Hadrian’s Wall, the discovery of wooden writing tablets has provided an unsuspected insight into everyday life in the Roman World, an insight unequalled in any other province, apart (perhaps) from Egypt. Two years ago the numbers of writing tablets were vastly increased by the discovery of the bonfire where the tablets were being burnt when a sudden storm extinguished the bonfire and preserved the tablets. Robin Birley describes the discovery and his work in setting up a new open air museum.Colchester Stanway BurialsFinally at Colchester, Roman history is being rewritten. Tacitus claims that the Romans treated the Britons with brutality. However at Stanway a burial ground of the native princes is being excavated, dating to the early Roman period, which demonstrates the luxuries with which they were buried. The latest discovery is of one of the subsidiary graves, that of a doctor, buried complete with surgical instruments and his gaming board. Recent burials at Stanway.And, of course, there are also the Books, Diary, John Musty's Science Dairy - and the Letters page! Previous issuesCurrent Archaeology 152 Current Archaeology 151 Current Archaeology 150 Current Archaeology 149 Current Archaeology 148 Current Archaeology 147: Special issue on the Hebrides. Return to Home page This page last updated: 24th November 1997 |