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A very long Quoit-headed pin and a decorated annular arm ring from the Newhaven area, East Sussex, by John Manley and Sally White, published 1996 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 134, shorter article, pp.233-235) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 13390] & The Keep [LIB/500296] & S.A.S. library

Regional Traditions c.1000-100BC, by Sue Hamilton and John Manley, published 1 January 1999 in An Historical Atlas of Sussex (pp.20-21, Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd, ISBN-10: 1860771122 & ISBN-13: 9781860771125) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14026][Lib 18777] & The Keep [LIB/501686][LIB/508903] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

The End of Prehistory c.100BC-AD43, by Sue Hamilton and John Manley, published 1 January 1999 in An Historical Atlas of Sussex (pp.22-23, Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd, ISBN-10: 1860771122 & ISBN-13: 9781860771125) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14026][Lib 18777] & The Keep [LIB/501686][LIB/508903] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

A mid-Fifth century hoard of Roman and pseudo-Roman material from Patching, West Sussex, by Sally White, John Manley, Richard Jones, John Orna-Ornstein, Catherine Johns and Leslie Webster, published November 1999 in Britannia (vol. 30, article, pp.301-315)   View Online

Measurement and metaphor: the design and meaning of Building 3 at Fishbourne Roman Palace, by John Manley, published 2000 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 138, article, pp.103-114) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14509] & The Keep [LIB/500298] & S.A.S. library   View Online

The line of thought presented in this article was prompted by a practical exercise, organized by the author, at Fishbourne Roman Palace in the summer of 1999. The main aim of that work was to elucidate how the surveyors and architects of nearly two thousand years ago had laid out the ground-plan of a Roman building (which we call 'Building 3'), uncovered between 1995 and 1999. That functional aim was achieved relatively quickly and easily. However, in reading more widely on the subject of Roman architectural practice, it became evident to me that there were other layers of meaning, apart from the geometry of ground-plans and specifics of Roman units of measurement. Considering the writings of Vitruvius prompted ideas about how the builders and users of Building 3 might have employed symmetry, experienced harmony, and read different metaphors into that particular masonry building. Indeed, the very units of measurement could have been drawn from the metaphor of the human body. These concepts are presented in this article. These ideas are stimulating, and even provocative; they suggest new and different ways of looking at a whole range of Roman buildings and this article reveals a potential for further enquiry, in the hope that in due course someone will realize that potential.

Bone-dry. An innovative, but possibly unsuccessful 18th century agricultural practice at Fishbourne, West Sussex, by John Manley and David Rudkin, published 2001 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 139, shorter article, pp.234-240) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14916] & The Keep [LIB/500292] & S.A.S. library

Facing the Palace: Excavations in front of the Roman Palace at Fishbourne, by John Manley and David Rudkin, published 2003 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 141, article, pp.1-160) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/500293] & S.A.S. library   View Online

A Pre-A.D. 43 Ditch at Fishbourne Roman Palace, Chichester, by John Manley and David Rudkin, published November 2005 in Britannia (vol. 36, article, pp.55-99)   View Online

This article details the first unambiguous evidence for occupation in the Late Iron Age, dating to around 10 b.c.-a.d. 25, at the site that was to develop into the Roman Palace at Fishbourne (near Chichester, Sussex). The collection of sealed and well-dated imported and local pottery, accompanied by food refuse and a copper-alloy scabbard fitting, suggests significant activity at the site a generation prior to the Roman Conquest of a.d. 43. The material was found in the bottom of a ditch that had been deliberately back-filled. As such this discovery opens a new chapter in the remarkable story of Fishbourne.

More buildings facing the Palace at Fishbourne, by John Manley and David Rudkin, published 2006 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 144, article, pp.69-113) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15759] & The Keep [LIB/500362] & S.A.S. library   View Online

This is the final report documenting the results of the recent excavations by the Sussex Archaeological Society in front of the Roman Palace at Fishbourne, near Chichester. This report deals with Area C, excavated in 2002. One of the principal discoveries, the pre-AD 43 ditch, has been reported elsewhere (Manley & Rudkin 2005b). This report concentrates on the post-AD 43 features and finds, of which the structural highlights are the partial remains of two further buildings, one constructed in timber, the other with flint foundations. These two buildings, together with the two revealed previously, suggest that in this area there was a complicated series of developments pre- and post-Palace. There is an extensive digital archive to this report on the Archaeology Data Service website.

Lewes Castle works - The story in pictures & Anne of Cleves House, by John Manley, published April 2009 in Sussex Past & Present (no. 117, article, pp.4-5, ISSN: 1357-7417) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/500475] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Baroness Andrews Tours Anne of Cleeves: New Chair of English Heritage views recipient of grant funding, by John Manley, published December 2009 in Sussex Past & Present (no. 119, article, p.4, ISSN: 1357-7417) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/500475] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Nissen Hut Found: World War II Day at Michelham Priory, by John Manley, published December 2009 in Sussex Past & Present (no. 119, article, p.11, ISSN: 1357-7417) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/500475] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Two days of WWII activities were held at Michelham Priory this summer, inspired by our Education Officer Alison Young.

The Archaeology of the South Downs National Park: An Introduction, by John Manley, published September 2012 (87 pp., Sussex Archæological Society, ISBN-10: 0904973220 & ISBN-13: 9780904973228) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

The book provide a thematic introduction to the accessible monuments of past communities within the area now defined by the National Park. It highlights sites where people lived, hunted and farmed, and where they occasionally met together in large numbers. It describes sites where they defended themselves, where they prayed and where they buried their dead. It includes many photographs taken specifically to illustrate the text.

Obituary: Peter Sangster, 1944 - 2012, by John Manley, published April 2013 in Sussex Past & Present (no. 129, obituary, p.11, ISSN: 1357-7417) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/500475] & S.A.S. library   View Online

The South Downs National Park: An Archaeological Walking Guide, by John Manley, published 1 May 2013 (192 pp., The History Press, ISBN-10: 0752466089 & ISBN-13: 9780752466088) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

The South Downs National Park extends from the outskirts of Eastbourne in East Sussex, to the edge of Winchester in Hampshire. It consists of a considerable chunk of southern England and it contains an extraordinary variety of archaeological and historic monuments. You can explore the camps, flint mines and tombs of the earliest farmers, walk around great earthen banks bounding Iron Age hillforts, stroll along Roman roads, visit Saxon churches and medieval castles and houses and examine the remains of industry and more recent military conflicts. Take a walk anywhere in the Park and you find yourself taking a walk into the past. With easy-to-follow maps, evocative photographs and details of sites to visit, the reader can quickly gain both an overview of the Park's rich history and appreciate the specifics of individual monuments.