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The
Archaeologist
Issue 97
Spring 2016
In this issue:
25 years of PPG 16 Critical mass workshop: External relations Visible diggers:
p7 what happened and at CIfA studying learning
what next? p12 through research
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High-Quality Results
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Contents
Notesfffoorcontributors 1 Contents
Themesanddeadlines
2 Editorial
TTTAA98:CelebratingPPG16–canyoureflect
ontimespre-PPG16?Haveyoubeeninvolvedall
3 AcallfffoorthemobilisationofCIfffAAtalentsandcapabilitestoparticipateintheprotection
thewaythrough?Andhowdoyouthinkithas
ofWorldHeritageSitesandresourcesunderthreatFFFrrankMeddensandGerrrrrrryyWWWaait
shapedtheprofffeession?
Deadlinefffoorabstractttssandimages:1Aprrriil
Deadlinefffoorfffuullabstract(((iifselecteddd)):14Aprrriil 7 25yearsofPPG16RogerMTTThhomas
8 Criticalmassworkshop:whathappenedandwhatnext?KKKaateGearrryy
ContributionstoTTThheArchaeologiiisstareencouraged.
Pleasegetintouchifyouwouldliketodiscuss 11 SurveyingtheKing’sKnot:anAGMwithadifffffffeerence!MattRitchie
ideasfffoorarticles,opinionpiecesorinterviews.
Wenowinvitesubmissionof100–150word 12 ExternalrelationsatCIfffAAStephenO’ReillllyyandPeterHinton
abstractsfffoorarticlesonthethemeoffffoorthcoming
issues.Abstractsmustbeaccompaniedbyatleast 14 Visiblediggers:studyinglearningthroughresearchMatthewHitchcockkk,,Stephanie
threehi-resolutionimages(atleast300dpi)injpeg McCullochandLiiiyyyyaaWWWaalllssh
ortiffffffffoormat,alongwiththeappropriatephoto
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18 HighFiveHeritage!SarahWWWaard
textdocument.Theeditorialteamwillgetintouch
regardingselectionandfinalsubmissions.
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EDITORIAL
Believe it or not, it’s been over twelve These are only a couple of the initiatives
months since the formal launch of the we’ve been working on over the past year
Chartered Institute for Archaeologists. Back and more information about the other areas
in December 2014 at the Museum of London of CIfA work we have been undertaking can
we talked about the benefits chartered status be found in our Annual Review 2014/2015
would bring and the opportunities we would (available as a pdf at www.archaeologists.net/
be taking to promote why we exist, and why about) or through our regular ebulletins. At
those commissioning work should look to our the Annual Conference in Leicester we’ll
members and Registered Organisations as also be reporting on the opinions we’ve
reliable and trustworthy professionals. Some gathered from members about Chartered
of the work we’ve been doing is highlighted Archaeologist status, based on our series of
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in the articles in this edition of TTTAA– consultation workshops that have been
particularly on our external communications taking place throughout the country. More
work, where we have been promoting the information about booking for the conference
benefits of early, strategic involvement of is on the Noticeboard page.
accredited archaeologiststo bodies such as
the Institution of Civil Engineersand the We always welcome content from members
Federation of Master Builders. We have also to include in TA, so if you have anything you
been discussing, as part of the Critical mass want to share please get in touch.
workshop, opportunities for partnership
working with the public, private and voluntary
sectors and how these promote good
practice and deliver public benefit. Both
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these initiatives support one of our key
messages – that CIfA champions
professionalism in archaeology by setting
standards, measuring compliance, promoting Alex Llewellyn
best practice and sharing knowledge. Commissioning Editor
Equality and Diversity Group article: clarification
Following the release of TTTAA96, I received a call from Nick Shepherd, Chief Executive of
the Federation of Archaeological Managers and Employers (FAME) about the article for
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the Equality and Diversity Group. Whilst wholly supportive of the establishment of this
group, and of its aims and objectives, FAME members had been surprised by the
paragraph which said ‘In the current climate, pressure for archaeological companies to
make themselves financially competitive leads to them making discriminatory choices’,
and had concerns that this statement, and the examples provided, would give the false
impression that many organisations are in breach of employment law.
CIfA and FAME would like to clarify that to their knowledge organisations are not acting
illegally and no formal complaint or action has been brought against any RO or FAME
member about these issues.
FAME’s concerns were discussed at the more recent Equality and Diversity Group
p18 meeting and committee members were happy for this to be clarified. The group is very
keen to work with FAME as one of the key forums to help them address the issues of
equality and diversity in archaeology.
Don’t fffooorrrgggeeettt,, CIfA’’’ss policy statement on equal opportunities in archaeology is on the
our website at wwwwwwwww..archaeologists.net/sites/ default/files/PolicyStatements.pdf
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EDITORIAL
A call for the mobilisation of CIfA talents and capabilities
to participate in the protection of World Heritage Sites and
resources under threat
Frank Meddens and Gerry Wait
In recent
decades there has been
a steady onslaught of
destruction of archaeological
sites and cultural heritage assets
around the world resulting from
war, targeted intervention
by militant groups, the
antiquities trade, ignorance,
greed and natural
disasters.
Examples of such events include in Afghanistan the demolition of the
stupa-monastery complex of TTTeeppee SSShhhooorrrtttooorrr,, and the sites of Bactres
and TTTeeppee Marandjan, Hadda in Gandhara, and Ai Khanoum, all during
the 1980s. The destruction and looting of the National Kabul Museum
in the 1990s resulted in the loss of some 70 per cent of the items on
display and constitutes a major loss of World Heritage assets. Its
collections until then had been among most important ones of Central
Asia, comprising well over 100,000 objects. On the positive side,
international efforts in this case have so far resulted in the recovery of
about 8000 artefacts.
ThedestructionofthegiantBuddhasofBamiyan,atthesiteofseveral
BuddhistmonasteriesalongtheSilkRoadinAfffgghanistaninMarch Sites in YYYeemmeenn and the Citadel of Allepo in SSSyyrriiaa prior to their
2001,receivedperhapsthemostinternationalpresscoverage.These recent destruction. Credit: Richard Hughes
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statuesweredynamitedonordersofthethengovernmentofMullah Universitylibrariessimilarlysufffffffeeringlossesofintheorderofathirdof
MohammedOmarrr..Theycomprisedtwo6th-centuryBuddhascarved theirholdings.
intothesandstoneclifffffffss,andoriginallyembellishedwithpaintedplasterrr..
Untiltheirdestructiontheywerethelargestexamplesofstanding Manyyearsofneglecthavefffoollowed,withrecentfurtherlootingof
Buddhacarvingsintheworld.Previousunsuccessfulattemptsat sitestakingplace,aswellastheactivedestructionbyelementsof
demolishingthestatueshadbeenmadebytheMughalemperor IslamicStateoftheancientcitiesofHatraandNimrud,Shiareligious
Aurangzebinthe17thcenturyandagaininthe18thcenturybythe centresandthecollectionsofMosulMuseum.
PersiankingNaderAfffssharrr,,withtheAfffgghankingAbdurvRahmanKhan
destroyingthefffaaceofthelargerofthetwostatuesinthelate ThelootinganddestructionofancientsitesinSyriahasresultedin
19thcentury.Thescaleofthesculpturestriggeredtheimaginationof maaajjordamagetoWorldHeritageSitesincludingMariandTTTeellSheikh
thosewhosawandheardofthem,withthelargerstatuefiguringasthe Hamad,withtheancientcityandWorldHeritageSiteofPalmyra
malevolentgiantSalsalinmedievalTurkishfffaairytales. sufffffffeeringextensiveharmandAleppobeingdevastatedasaresultof
combat.Da’esh’simpactinIraq,SyriaandLibyaalsoincludesthe
Thedestructionin2012ofhistoricallyimportantmausoleaandsome ruinationofSufishrinesinthelattercountry.Thisnarrativeofheritage
4000manuscriptsfromTimbuktubymilitantgroupAnsarDinetook obliterationcontinuesunabated,andbythetimeyoureadthisarticle
placeaspartofthegroup’sefffffffoortstoimplementSharialawacrossthe ournotesofefffffffeectswillprobablybeoutdated.
areaunderitscontrol.
Theharmdonetotheculturalheritageofthefffoormerstateof
ThelootingofancientsitesandtheNationalMuseuminBaghdad,as Yugoslaviaduringitscivilwarin1991–99,thedestructionanddamage
wellastheburningoftheNationalLibraryandArchivesandCentral topartsofSaraaajjevo,includingits16th-centurymarket,itsTurkishbaths,
LibraryoftheUniversityofBasraofIraqfffoollowingthe2003warrr,, theKuršumliiijjaMuslimschoolandtheGaziHusrev-begovamosque,
resultedinlossesof70percentofitsarchives,withtheMosul hasbeenwelldocumented.
Dubrovvvnnikfffoollowwwiingrestorationof
architecturedamagedinthesiegeofthe
citttyyinthe1990s.Credittt::LeanoraO’Brrriien
Recentearthquake
damagetothe
herrriitageofNepal.
©ICOMOS
New technology
offers opportunities to
carry out rapid, cost-
effective surveys of heritage
sites to create detailed and
very accurate three-
dimensional records of
existing sites and
monuments.
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PartttssoftheEEEllParaíííssocomplexofsome11133pppyyyyrramidddssspreadover60ha,ontheCentralCoastintheChillonVVVaalleyyy,,Peru,datingbetween
3777990BPto3065BPPP,,befffooreandaffftterbeingbulldozedinJune2011133byProvelanzEEE..I.R.L.yAliiissolS.A.CCC..,acompanywantingtodevelop
thesitefffoorconstruction.Credittt::BerrrnnardinoOOOjjeda
TheimpactofnaturaldisastersincludetheefffffffeectsofElNiño
CIfA has
onarchaeologicalsitesalongthecoastofPeru,fffoorexample
in its ranks a great
theancientMochesitesofBatánGrande,HuacaElTTTaaco
deal of expertise and
intheLambayequevalleyandthesiteofTúcumeduring
1997–98,aswellasthelatestimpactofaseriesofmaaajjor experience which could be CIfffAAisactivelyinvolvedin
earthquakesonancientpalacesandtemplesfffoorming deployed to be active in advocacyandpolicywork,
partoftheheritageofNepal. prevention, support and supportingcampaignsfffoortheUK
ratificationoftheHague
training as well as damage
Greedandignorancegetalookinwiththebulldozingof ConventionfffoortheProtectionof
control, recovery and
4000-year-oldpyramidsatthesiteofElParaííísso,northof CulturalPropertiesintheEventof
reconstruction.
Lima,inPeruin2013byconstructioncompaniesseekingto ArmedConflictanditsProtocols,and
freethelandupfffoorredevelopment.Ignorance,orperhapsnot highlightingtheimportanceofcultural
caring,isdemonstratedbythedamagedonebyconstructionofa heritageintimesofhumanitariancrisis.At
militarybaseontheancientsiteofBabylonbytheUSarmyin2003. theCIfffAAAdvisoryCouncilmeetingon24
Despiterepeatedrequeststothemilitaryauthoritiestodesist,heavy September2015,therewasunanimoussupportfffoorCIfffAAtoapplyto
earth-movingplantdamagedthesiteduringtheconstructionofa becomeanassociatedorganisationofICOMOS-UKandICOMUK.
helicopterlandingpad,thesettingupoffueltanks,theerectionofa
rangeofconcretewalls,andtheexcavationofnumerousdeep ICOMOS-UKistheUKnationalcommitteeofICOMOS(International
trenches. CouncilonMonumentsandSites),whichhasaspecialroleasoffffficial
advisertoUNESCOonculturalWorldHeritageSites.Itencourages
Aswewritethis,reportsarecominginofthedestructionofpartofthe contactbetweenheritageandconservationprofffeessionals,providing
OldCityofSana’ainYYYeemen,anotherWorldHeritageSite,inan linkswiththeinternationalnetworkofICOMOSmembers.ICOMOS
airstrike;thelistislongandunfffoortunatelygrowingrapidly. worksfffoortheadoptionandimplementationofinternational
conventions,participatesintheorganisationoftrainingprogrammes
Thepotentialfffoorsimilareventsimpactingtheworld’sculturalheritage fffoorconservationspecialistsonaworld-widescaleandputsthe
inthefuturecertainlydoesnotlooklikelytodiminish.Globalwarming expertiseofhighlyqualifiedprofffeessionalsandspecialistsatthe
issettofurtherafffffffeectclimateandincreasecompetitionfffoorresources. serviceoftheinternationalcommunity.
Thethreatofbothnaturalcalamitiesandconflictdamagetothe
world’sheritageiseverincreasing,andincludesimpactstositesinthe ICOMUK,thenationalbranchoftheInternationalCouncilofMuseums,
UK. istheglobalorganisationofmuseumsandmuseumprofffeessionals
committedtotheconservationoftheworld’snaturalandcultural
TheauthorsbelievethatCIfffAAhasaroletoplay.CIfffAAhasinitranksa heritage;italsoraisesawarenessofinternationalissuessuchas
greatdealofexpertiseandexperiencewhichcouldbedeployedto intangibleheritage,restitutionandcombatingillicittrade.ICOMUKisa
beactiveinprevention,supportandtrainingaswellasdamage conduitfffoorconversationsandactiononinternationalissuessuchas
control,recoveryandreconstruction.Newtechnologyofffffffeers materialculturalheritageatriskinzonesofconflict,intangiblecultural
opportunitiestocarryoutrapid,cost-efffffffeectivesurveysofheritagesites heritage,profffeessionaldevelopmentandethicalstandardstoguide
tocreatedetailedandveryaccuratethree-dimensionalrecordsof practiceinachangingworld.
existingsitesandmonuments.TTTeechnologiesthatfffaacilitateusing
historicimagerytocreatevirtualreconstructionsofwhathasbeenlost Ifyouareinterestedinplayingapartinheritagedisasterresponse,
offfffffeersignificantpotential.Corefundingpossibilitiesseekingtosupport pleaseconsiderjoiningtheInternationalPracticeSpecialInterest
thetargeteddeploymentofrelevantexpertisewillneedtobe Group–[email protected]
exploredandpotentiallinkswithexistingorganisationswith infffoormationonyourareasofinterestandanyexpertisethatyoumay
overlappinggoalswillbepursued. beabletocontribute.
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Masatodepictttssthe
combinedefffffffeectttssof
desertifffiicationand
burrrnningofscrubleading
toerosionintheUUUppper
SenegalRiverVVVaalleyyy..
©Nexus
Formoreinfffoormation,pleasesee:
ICOMUK–http://uk.icom.museum/
ICOMOS-UK–http://www.icomos-uk.org/
UNESCOObservatoryofSyrianCulturalHeritage–http://///en.unesco.org/syrian-observatory/
UNESCOEmergencyactioninSyria–http://www.unesco.org/new/en/safffeeguarding-syrian-cultural-heritage/
UNESCOEmergencyactioninIraq–http://www.unesco.org/new/en/culture/themes/illicit-traffffficking-offf--cultural-property/emergency-actions/iraq/
ReducingDisastersRisksatWorldHeritageProperties–http://whc.unesco.org/en/disaster-risk-reduction/
Acknowledgements
TheauthorsaregratefultoRichardHughesfffoorhelpfulcommentsandtoRichardandRodolfffooMonteverdeSotilfffoorhelpinaccessingrelevant
imagery.
GerryWWWaaitMCIfffAA(771)
Gerryhasover30yearsofexperienceasanarchaeologistand
FrankMeddensMCIfffAA(1825) heritageconsultant.Hisrealpassionisinfindingwaystomakethe
pastrelevanttopeopleandcommunitiesinbuildingtheirfuture,with
FrankMeddenswasbornintheNetherlands;hegothisPhDfromthe thebeliefthatsuccessfulcommunitieshavefirmrootsintheirpast.
UniversityofLondon,andisoneofthedirectorsofPre-Construct Gerryisanexpertinconservationandmanagementplanning,heritage
ArchaeologyLtd.PriorthishewasAssistantCuratoratthePassmore sitemanagementandinterpretationfffoorthegeneralpublic.He
EdwardMuseumandNewhamMuseumService,workedfffoorthe hasundertakenEnvironmentalandSocialImpactAssessmentsinthe
DepartmentofUrbanArchaeologyattheMuseumofLondon,and UK,USA,andmanyEuropean,AfricanandAsiancountries.Hehas
attheAncientMonumentsLaboratoriesoftheHistoric alsoundertakenduediligencefffoorsponsorsandlendersonanumber
BuildingsandMonumentsCommissionfffoorEngland.From1977onhe ofprooojjectsinEuropeandAfrica.HewassecondedtoSouthStream
hasbeenengagedinnumerousarchaeologicalprooojjectsintheAndes, TransportB...VVVV..asculturalheritageadvisorrr,,overseeingthree
mostlyinPeruinthedepartmentsofAyacucho,ApurimacandCuzco. internationalESIAsandassociatedculturalheritageinvestigationsin
Hehaspublishedextensivelyinacademicjournalsandbooksaswell RussiaandinBulgaria,bothterrestrialandmaritime.
asregularlylecturingonavariedrangeofarchaeologicalsubbbjjects.He
isaFellowoftheSocietyofAntiquariesofLondon,aResearch GerryservedasChairmanoftheInstitutefffoorArchaeologists(and
AssociateoftheInstituteofAndeanStudies,andanHonorary remainsafullMember)andisalong-termmemberoftheEuropean
ResearchAssociateoftheDepartmentofGeography,RoyalHolloway, AssociationofArchaeologists.GerryhasaBAinAnthropology,anMA
UniversityofLondonandhasbeenamemberofcouncilofanumber inAnthropologyandArchaeologyfromtheUniversityofMissouri-
ofheritage-relatedsocietiesandbodies. Columbia,andaPhDinEuropeanArchaeologyfromtheUniversityof
Oxfffoord.HeisaFellowoftheSocietyofAntiquariesofLondonandof
manyotherprofffeessionalandacademicassociations.
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25 yEArs
oF PPG 16
From 1990 to 2015 – 25 years of
development-led archaeology in England
Roger M Thomas MCIfffAA (255), Historic England
Forarchaeologistsofacertainage,21November1990standsoutasadateto
remember–adateonwhich,inasense,everythingchanged.Onthatday,
PlanningPolicyGuidanceNote16onArchaeologggyyandPlanning–‘PPG16’,asit
becamealmostuniversallyknown–waspublished.
Untilthen,‘rescuearchaeology’(aphrasewhichsoundsoddlyold-fffaashioned
now)hadbeenfundedprimarilybycentralgovernment.Fundswerelimited,and
importantsitescouldbelostwithoutrecord,orwithonlyaveryinadequateone.
Mostsignificantly,archaeologylayoutsidetheplanningprocess;planning
permissionsweregenerallygivenwithoutanythoughtfffoortheirarchaeological
consequences.
BuildingtheFFFuuture,TTTrransfffoorrrmmingourPast–
Celebratingdevelopment-ledarchaeologggyyinEEEnnglanddd,,
PPG16changedallthat.Itskeyprinciples,nowincorporatedintotheNational
1990–2015publication.CoverimageArchaeologggyyon
PlanningPolicyFramework,seemunsurprisingtoday:thatthearchaeological
diiissplaaayy–hoardingsaroundtheBloomberrrggPlace
efffffffeectsofdevelopmentshouldbeproperlyassessedbefffooreplanningpermission
developmentsite,CitttyyofLondon.©MOLA
isgranted,andthatresponsibilityfffoorthearchaeologicalworkmadenecessaryby
adevelopmentlieswiththedeveloper.Atthetime,theymarkedaradical
departurefromwhathadhappenedbefffoore.
TTTwwenty-fiveyearson,itisagoodmomenttotakestockofwhathasbeen
achieved.Aspartofthat,HistoricEngland,inassociationwithsectorpartners,hasproducedashort,accessiblepublicationtitledBuildingthe
FFFuuture,TTTrransfffoorrrmmingourPast–Celebratingdevelopment-ledarchaeologggyyinEEEnnglanddd,,1990–2015.Itisavailableatthislink,alongwithHistoric
England’ssummary:
https://historicengland.org.uk/news-and-fffeeatures/news/25years-archaeological-discovery
Thepublicationaimstoexplain,fffoornon-specialistreaders,howtheresultsof25yearsofintensiveworkhavetransfffoormedourviewofEngland’s
past.Italsohighlightssomestrikingandinterestingindividualdiscoveries,andemphasisesthatdevelopment-ledarchaeologyyieldsarangeof
publicbenefits.AfffoorewordfromtheChiefExecutiveoftheBritishPropertyFederation,MelanieLeechCBE,underlinesthecentralmessage:that
thepolicyintroducedin1990isgoodfffoordevelopers(itreducesriskandcanyieldgoodPR)andisalsogoodfffoorsociety.
ThepublicationwaslaunchedataParliamentarybriefing,hostedbytheAll-PartyParliamentary
ArchaeologyGroup(APPPPAAG)on23November2015–25years,almosttotheday,affftterPPG16was
published.
TheJune2016issueofTTThheArchaeologiiisstwillbeonthethemeof‘25yearsofdevelopment-led
archaeologyinEngland’.Suggestionsfffoorcontributionsarewelcome–pleasesendthesetoAlex
[email protected].
rogerThomasMCIfffAA(255)
RogerisamemberoftheHistoricEnvironmentIntelligenceTTTeeamat
HistoricEngland.HeledtheproductionofHistoricEngland’sBuilding
theFFFuuture,TTTrransfffoorrrmmingourPastpublication.
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Critical mass workshop:
what happened and what next?
Kate Geary, MCIfA (1301), CIfA Standards Development Manager
KKKaattee Geary
CIfA ventured to the
Merchant AAAdddvvveeennntttuuurrreeerrr’’’ss Hall
in YYYoorrkk for its 2015 AGM
event. Credit: Alex Llewellyn
Perhaps inevitably, concerns have been
raised about standards, both in terms of the
skills needed by paid ‘community
archaeologists’to support and facilitate
public engagement with the past and in
terms of the quality of work undertaken on
‘community archaeology’ projects. And while
examples of excellent practice on both
counts exist, the mechanisms for sharing
them, and for learning from the less excellent
examples, may not.
The skills required by community
archaeologists were the focus of the HLF-
funded Community Archaeology Training
Placements scheme run by the CBA between
2011 and 2015. The work undertaken by
many of the CBA trainees, along with high-
profile projects like Operation Nightingale,
demonstrated the potential of archaeology to
engage and rehabilitate sections of the
This yyyeeeaaarrr,, CIfA ventured to the understanding arising from archaeological community that may be disadvantaged,
work. The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has, disenfranchised or excluded.
Merchant Adventurer’s Hall in
through its funding programmes, facilitated
YYYoorrkk for its 2015 AGM event, a increased public engagement with and There were many issues to discuss: skills and
access to heritage, particularly amongst ‘non- training, funding, evaluation, the role ofCIfA,
workshop to discuss a range of
traditional’ audiences. professional standards, monitoring, the
issues around the general
theme of community
archaeology.
Jointly hosted by CIfA and CBA, with support
from Archaeology Scotland and the YYYoorrkk
Archaeological Trust, the aim of the
workshop was to bring together practitioners
from across the public, private and voluntary
sectors to identify opportunities for greater
partnership working, for promoting good
practice in all aspects of community-driven
archaeological work and to emphasise the
importance of public benefit underpinning all
archaeological endeavour.
Outside our ssseeeccctttooorrr,, concepts of active
citizenship, ‘Citizen Science’ and the localism
agenda have been widely promoted. Within
development-led archaeology, we are
starting to see a much more positive
emphasis on public benefit, in the form of Back garden 1m test pits in the SSSaaaxxxoonn burgh at LLLyynngg,, Somerset. ©South WWWeesstt Heritage TTTrruusstt
increased access, knowledge and
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