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LPFG Newsletter issue 13, 2019
Welcome to the latest edition of the LPFG Newsletter. This issue contains a fantastic range of ar... more Welcome to the latest edition of the LPFG Newsletter. This issue contains a fantastic range of articles, all focussing on aspects of later prehistoric metalwork, with a theme of new discovery running through them. Tess Machling and Roland Willamson share some brand new findings about the crafting of Iron Age torcs, whilst Andrew Lamb shines new light on an old find: the Mountsorrel bucket escutcheon. Rebecca Griffiths reports on a new and nationally unique find from East Yorkshire, and Dot Boughton and Brendan O’Connor provide valuable reviews of two publications on Bronze Age metalwork. Katharina Becker and Andrew Lamb introduce a new project, focussing on Iron Age pins, and put out a call for unpublished examples. Finally, details of our upcoming conference can
be found on page 20.
Later Prehistoric Finds Groups newsletter (Winter), 2018
Later Prehistoric Finds Group newsletter, 2018
Welcome to the latest edition of the LPFG Newsletter. This issue includes two very different but ... more Welcome to the latest edition of the LPFG Newsletter. This issue includes two very different but equally fascinating discussions of current research into Iron Age torcs, and introduces readers to a beautiful Middle Bronze Age pin of the ‘Picardy’ type recently found in Suffolk. LPFG social media secretary Matthew Knight shares with us some highlights from the Bronze Age Forum held in University College, Cork, in November, and
also reviews the Prehistoric Society’s Europa Conference held in Southampton last July. One of the key themes to emerge from that event was the importance in later prehistory of wider, or “global” networks of influence alongside local cultural developments; in keeping with this idea, the LPFG is inviting papers on the theme of Outside Influences for our session at the Annual Meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists, to take place in Barcelona next September —see page 21 for details. See page 22 for details of the session being co-organised by LPFG datasheet editor Sophia Adams, Towards an Archaeology of Making. In this issue we also hear from LPFG membership secretary Yvonne Inall about her path into archaeology, which eventually brought her face to face with the speared corpse burial from Pocklington. We provide an update on our series of datasheets, introducing the latest to be published: Early and Middle Bronze Age Spearheads, by Richard
Davis. Finally we review Richard Bradley’s new work, A Geography of Offerings.
Welcome to the latest edition of the LPFG newsletter. In this issue we look at an assemblage of ... more Welcome to the latest edition of the LPFG newsletter. In this issue we look at an assemblage of mysterious moulds from Gussage All Saints, and a rare Late Iron Age spindle whorl from Calleva Atrebatum, the Iron Age oppidum which preceded the Roman town at Silchester. The issue also contains an exclusive conversation between Helen Chittock and Elizabeth Foulds — LPFG treasurer —about Elizabeth’s new monograph, Dress and Identity in Iron Age Britain. Congratulations Elizabeth!
Welcome to the latest edition of the LPFG newsletter. This issue has been
slightly delayed, to... more Welcome to the latest edition of the LPFG newsletter. This issue has been
slightly delayed, to allow for full coverage of our two-day conference ‘From Every Object a Story’, held between Bristol and Cardiff in November. Our new Social Media Secretary, Matt Knight, shares his impressions of the conference on pages 5-7, while on pages 8
-11 our new Deputy Chair, Dot Boughton, presents a recent find of a rare Early Iron Age socketed sickle from Cheshire. Both Dot and Matt introduce themselves on pages 3-4.
Welcome to a short but special edition of the Later Prehistoric Finds Group
newsletter. In thi... more Welcome to a short but special edition of the Later Prehistoric Finds Group
newsletter. In this issue, Peter Reavill (Finds Liaison Officer for Herefordshire
and Shropshire) reviews The Bronze Age Metalwork of South Western Britain, a recent update of Susan Pearce’s 1983 original, and goes on to consider the place of specialist finds catalogues in the digital age. Do technological advances leave print catalogues behind, or might the benefits of digital technology revitalise the traditional format?
This is a subject of practical interest to many working in archaeology today, and
as such, responses to the article are warmly invited. Please e-mail any
comments to the newsletter editor; a selection may be published in the next
edition.
Welcome to the winter edition of the LPFG newsletter. In this issue, we introduce new research on... more Welcome to the winter edition of the LPFG newsletter. In this issue, we introduce new research on the intentional destruction and deposition of
Bronze Age metalwork in South West England, as well as an investigation into British Early Iron Age horse-bits and associated harness fittings.
We present several new finds: a beautiful Iron Age linch pin from Suffolk (pictured to the left), and several mysterious objects from the Thames foreshore (interpretations are invited!). We also review the British Museum’s new exhibition Celts: Art and Identity, which will move to the National Museum of Scotland in the spring of 2016.
Season’s greetings to all our readers!
We present a mystery Iron Age artefact recently discovered in Essex: a vessel attachment, a mirro... more We present a mystery Iron Age artefact recently discovered in Essex: a vessel attachment, a mirror handle, or something else altogether? Also featured is the Rudham Dirk, used as a doorstop for over a decade, and saved from private sale by last winter by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund. Plus: a history of the Bronze Age Index in the British Museum, and an update on recent work to digitise the Index; a preview of the first in our forthcoming series of LPFG datasheets; a look back at Alan Garner’s research into archaeology and folklore; and -on pages 16-17 -details of our next
event-day and conference: “The Celts: Art and Identity”. Early booking is recommended!
Welcome to the December edition of the LPFG newsletter. To bring a little seasonal cheer, this is... more Welcome to the December edition of the LPFG newsletter. To bring a little seasonal cheer, this issue contains plenty of colourful finds and features: we present new research into stylistic variation in Iron Age enamelling, an intriguing Iron Age patterned glass bead from London — with ring attached — and revisit Glyn Daniel's Archaeology and the History of Art. Plus PAS highlights, news and announcements, and more!
The Later Prehistoric Finds Group has now been in existence for over a year – thank you to all of... more The Later Prehistoric Finds Group has now been in existence for over a year – thank you to all of those who have supported the group so far. This issue of the newsletter contains a report on the intriguing Boughton Malherbe hoard, which was highlighted as a significant treasure case in Issue 2, and which is now on display at Maidstone Museum and Bentlif Art Gallery. The issue also includes a review of Richard Davis's major recent publication, The Early and Middle Bronze Age Spearheads of Britain – welcomed as " a very useful addition to the study of the British Bronze Age " – and presents new research into the control and manoeuvrability of Iron Age chariots.
Welcome to the second edition of the Later Prehistoric Finds Group news-letter. This issue includ... more Welcome to the second edition of the Later Prehistoric Finds Group news-letter. This issue includes an overview of the Treasure Finds reported through the Portable ntiquities Scheme in 2011, as well as notes on several recent indi-vidual finds of interest. We eview September’s successful Prehistory in Shropshire conference, and present a highly nusual bone spearhead from the River Thames, which has never before been published. The issue also includes, in time for Christmas, a selection of Five Gold (Th)ings : five beautiful
precious - metal finds recently recorded by the PAS.
For all this, and more, read on...
Welcome to the first newsletter of the Later Prehistoric Finds Group. In this issue we present tw... more Welcome to the first newsletter of the Later Prehistoric Finds Group. In this issue we present two prehistoric artefacts from the City of London, both discovered in Roman contexts and both showing intriguing evidence of secondary modification. We also feature two updates on Bronze and Iron Age artefacts recorded by the Portable Antiquities Scheme, which demonstrate the great range of prehistoric material that can be accessed on the PAS’s database. In addition, this issue includes an introduction to the British Museum’s Collection Online: this resource contains beautiful images of many items held by the Museum, such as the Snettisham ‘Great Torc’ pictured below.
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also reviews the Prehistoric Society’s Europa Conference held in Southampton last July. One of the key themes to emerge from that event was the importance in later prehistory of wider, or “global” networks of influence alongside local cultural developments; in keeping with this idea, the LPFG is inviting papers on the theme of Outside Influences for our session at the Annual Meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists, to take place in Barcelona next September —see page 21 for details. See page 22 for details of the session being co-organised by LPFG datasheet editor Sophia Adams, Towards an Archaeology of Making. In this issue we also hear from LPFG membership secretary Yvonne Inall about her path into archaeology, which eventually brought her face to face with the speared corpse burial from Pocklington. We provide an update on our series of datasheets, introducing the latest to be published: Early and Middle Bronze Age Spearheads, by Richard
Davis. Finally we review Richard Bradley’s new work, A Geography of Offerings.
slightly delayed, to allow for full coverage of our two-day conference ‘From Every Object a Story’, held between Bristol and Cardiff in November. Our new Social Media Secretary, Matt Knight, shares his impressions of the conference on pages 5-7, while on pages 8
-11 our new Deputy Chair, Dot Boughton, presents a recent find of a rare Early Iron Age socketed sickle from Cheshire. Both Dot and Matt introduce themselves on pages 3-4.
newsletter. In this issue, Peter Reavill (Finds Liaison Officer for Herefordshire
and Shropshire) reviews The Bronze Age Metalwork of South Western Britain, a recent update of Susan Pearce’s 1983 original, and goes on to consider the place of specialist finds catalogues in the digital age. Do technological advances leave print catalogues behind, or might the benefits of digital technology revitalise the traditional format?
This is a subject of practical interest to many working in archaeology today, and
as such, responses to the article are warmly invited. Please e-mail any
comments to the newsletter editor; a selection may be published in the next
edition.
Bronze Age metalwork in South West England, as well as an investigation into British Early Iron Age horse-bits and associated harness fittings.
We present several new finds: a beautiful Iron Age linch pin from Suffolk (pictured to the left), and several mysterious objects from the Thames foreshore (interpretations are invited!). We also review the British Museum’s new exhibition Celts: Art and Identity, which will move to the National Museum of Scotland in the spring of 2016.
Season’s greetings to all our readers!
event-day and conference: “The Celts: Art and Identity”. Early booking is recommended!
precious - metal finds recently recorded by the PAS.
For all this, and more, read on...
be found on page 20.
also reviews the Prehistoric Society’s Europa Conference held in Southampton last July. One of the key themes to emerge from that event was the importance in later prehistory of wider, or “global” networks of influence alongside local cultural developments; in keeping with this idea, the LPFG is inviting papers on the theme of Outside Influences for our session at the Annual Meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists, to take place in Barcelona next September —see page 21 for details. See page 22 for details of the session being co-organised by LPFG datasheet editor Sophia Adams, Towards an Archaeology of Making. In this issue we also hear from LPFG membership secretary Yvonne Inall about her path into archaeology, which eventually brought her face to face with the speared corpse burial from Pocklington. We provide an update on our series of datasheets, introducing the latest to be published: Early and Middle Bronze Age Spearheads, by Richard
Davis. Finally we review Richard Bradley’s new work, A Geography of Offerings.
slightly delayed, to allow for full coverage of our two-day conference ‘From Every Object a Story’, held between Bristol and Cardiff in November. Our new Social Media Secretary, Matt Knight, shares his impressions of the conference on pages 5-7, while on pages 8
-11 our new Deputy Chair, Dot Boughton, presents a recent find of a rare Early Iron Age socketed sickle from Cheshire. Both Dot and Matt introduce themselves on pages 3-4.
newsletter. In this issue, Peter Reavill (Finds Liaison Officer for Herefordshire
and Shropshire) reviews The Bronze Age Metalwork of South Western Britain, a recent update of Susan Pearce’s 1983 original, and goes on to consider the place of specialist finds catalogues in the digital age. Do technological advances leave print catalogues behind, or might the benefits of digital technology revitalise the traditional format?
This is a subject of practical interest to many working in archaeology today, and
as such, responses to the article are warmly invited. Please e-mail any
comments to the newsletter editor; a selection may be published in the next
edition.
Bronze Age metalwork in South West England, as well as an investigation into British Early Iron Age horse-bits and associated harness fittings.
We present several new finds: a beautiful Iron Age linch pin from Suffolk (pictured to the left), and several mysterious objects from the Thames foreshore (interpretations are invited!). We also review the British Museum’s new exhibition Celts: Art and Identity, which will move to the National Museum of Scotland in the spring of 2016.
Season’s greetings to all our readers!
event-day and conference: “The Celts: Art and Identity”. Early booking is recommended!
precious - metal finds recently recorded by the PAS.
For all this, and more, read on...