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Sussex Past & Present: The Sussex Archaeological Society Newsletter No. 120, edited by Wendy Muriel, published April 2010 (Sussex Archæological Collections, ISSN: 1357-7417) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/500475] & S.A.S. library   View Online

New Season's Exhibitions: Details of some of the special exhibitions at our properties, published April 2010 in Sussex Past & Present (no. 120, article, p.6, ISSN: 1357-7417) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/500475] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Hidden Roman Waterways? Geoarchaeological research at Barcombe Roman villa, by Mike Allen, published April 2010 in Sussex Past & Present (no. 120, article, p.7, ISSN: 1357-7417) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/500475] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Between the Barcombe Roman villa (Dunstalls Field) and bath-house (Church Field) is a small ditched drain running from Barcombe toward the Ouse floodplain. Today it's an inconvenience as we have to cross the footbridge to go between these two Roman sites. But what was it like in Roman times; how did they cross between the villa and bathhouse? Perhaps the stream didn't exist then. . . or perhaps it, like some of the other small field-side ditches, were much larger water courses. If so, surely it is important to know a bit about the nature of these before we can really understand the villa and bath-house at Barcombe and the other Roman sites at Culver Farm. While we're on the subject of water, Church Pond next to St Mary's Church is large and auspicious, and clearly today a managed and landscaped feature. With the important Roman activity here, perhaps this water too was an important resource and factor in the choice of location here?

What's Going On in Sussex? A round-up of this season's planned excavations, by Luke Barber, published April 2010 in Sussex Past & Present (no. 120, article, p.8, ISSN: 1357-7417) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/500475] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Church Wall Paintings Where are they? An appeal for help, by Gill Lindsay, published April 2010 in Sussex Past & Present (no. 120, article, p.9, ISSN: 1357-7417) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/500475] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Ovingdean Excavations: Evidence of a curious Medieval diet uncovered?, by John Funnell, published April 2010 in Sussex Past & Present (no. 120, article, p.10, ISSN: 1357-7417) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/500475] & S.A.S. library   View Online

In 2009 the Brighton and Hove Archaeological Society returned to Hog Croft field at Ovingdean. The new season of excavations was designed to uncover and plan the medieval house found in 2003 and partially exposed in subsequent seasons. Previous excavations had uncovered the north/east and south corners of a substantial building constructed of flint and mortar. The corners of the house revealed previously had shown a distinct difference in construction, and raised a number of interesting questions.

Scan Confirms Nero's Head: Full story and images of rare statue head, by Christine Medlock, published April 2010 in Sussex Past & Present (no. 120, article, p.11, ISSN: 1357-7417) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/500475] & S.A.S. library   View Online

As briefly reported in the last issue, a 3-D scan of a damaged statue head at Fishbourne Roman Palace has revealed that it is probably a rare depiction of Roman Emperor Nero as a youngster. Curator of the Collections Discovery Centre at Fishbourne Dr Rob Symmons, in collaboration with Dr Miles Russell and Harry Manley of Bournemouth University, ran scans on the head in order to recreate the damaged parts of the face. Rob Symmons said: "First impressions indicated that this was a portrait of Nero as a boy, which was very exciting as that would make it one of only three of its kind in the world. Previously, we had always assumed the boy was related to the royal family who lived here." Miles Russell added: "The scan gave us a more complete picture of the missing parts of the face, confirming our theory that it is a depiction of Nero. This suggests there may have been links between the Chichester area and one of the most famous Roman emperors of all time."

Sussex Past & Present: The Sussex Archaeological Society Newsletter No. 121, edited by Wendy Muriel, published August 2010 (Sussex Archæological Collections, ISSN: 1357-7417) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/500475] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Dr Michael J Squires: Michelham Priory benefits from generous bequest, by David Fletcher, published August 2010 in Sussex Past & Present (no. 121, article, p.4, ISSN: 1357-7417) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/500475] & S.A.S. library   View Online

History Notes & Queries: Thoughts & suggestions on local research, by Sue Berry, published August 2010 in Sussex Past & Present (no. 121, article, p.6, ISSN: 1357-7417) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/500475] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Coldean Valley Excavations: Extensive Bronze Age settlement revealed, by Lisa Jayne Fisher, published August 2010 in Sussex Past & Present (no. 121, article, p.8, ISSN: 1357-7417) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/500475] & S.A.S. library   View Online

In the summer of 2008 a small trench was excavated across a lynchet (field bank) next to the University of Brighton's halls of residence, Varley Halls, off Coldean Lane in Brighton. This was a small training excavation which I directed as part of my MA in field archaeology at the University of Sussex, with expert support in the field from John Funnell of the Brighton and Hove Archaeological Society (BHAS) alongside several BHAS diggers. The trench was targeted across a lynchet to establish a date and see how it related chronologically to the nearby Middle Bronze Age (MBA) settlement, which was excavated as part of the Brighton-by-pass project by Ian Grieg in 1992.

Printers' Scrapbooks: Unique Resource Catalogued - Valuable local history archive now on-line, by Judy Brent, published August 2010 in Sussex Past & Present (no. 121, article, p.9, ISSN: 1357-7417) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/500475] & S.A.S. library   View Online

A fine collection of Lewes handbills dating from 1768- 1777 was the subject of a detailed article by Stanley Godman in Sussex Archaeological Collections 97 (1959). However, six additional scrapbooks contain over a thousand posters, broadsheets, billheads and other printed ephemera. Each item has recently been catalogued by Library volunteers and entered on a database which can be searched by person, place and subject.

The Weald Revealed: The Historic Environment Awareness Project, by Lyn Palmer, published August 2010 in Sussex Past & Present (no. 121, article, p.10, ISSN: 1357-7417) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/500475] & S.A.S. library   View Online

You may have noticed a small plane buzzing systematically from east to west and back again above the High Weald at the start of this year and last. The plane was collecting information to be used in the Historic Environment Awareness Project, through a LiDAR survey. LiDAR (Light Detection & Ranging) 'sees through' vegetation; more about this fascinating technique and the survey results follows on the facing page.

LiDAR Surveying: Powerful imaging tool exposes hidden features, by Vivienne Blandford, published August 2010 in Sussex Past & Present (no. 121, article, p.11, ISSN: 1357-7417) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/500475] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Recent developments of airborne digital survey for environmental mapping are opening a new chapter in the discovery and recording of archaeological sites from the air using LiDAR surveys. LiDAR has the potential to show many archaeological features previously hidden from aerial reconnaissance by woodland cover.

Sussex Past & Present: The Sussex Archaeological Society Newsletter No. 122, edited by Wendy Muriel, published December 2010 (Sussex Archæological Collections, ISSN: 1357-7417) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/500475] & S.A.S. library   View Online

The Star Inn, Alfriston: Researching the history of an iconic building, by Juliet Clarke, published December 2010 in Sussex Past & Present (no. 122, article, pp.6-7, ISSN: 1357-7417) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/500475] & S.A.S. library   View Online

The half-timbered, jettied front and grotesque wood-carvings of the Star Inn at Alfriston evoke another age and many theories have been propounded, many tales told, about the building's past. Facts though are in short supply. Alfriston's strategic position on the South Downs Way, the pilgrim route between Chichester and Canterbury, might well have meant a resting place to medieval travellers - but no evidence of this has survived. In fact, until recently, not only had no definitive date been established for the oldest part of the building but there was nothing recorded to show it as an inn or tavern before 1658.
Then, in August 2010, the ultimate authorities on timber-framed buildings, David and Barbara Martin, were commissioned to produce a full archaeological survey of the building.

Best Finds of 2010: The Finds Liaison Officer reports on significant finds, by Laura Burnett, published December 2010 in Sussex Past & Present (no. 122, article, p.8, ISSN: 1357-7417) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/500475] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Worthing Village Project: Heritage Lottery funded research into the town's origins, published December 2010 in Sussex Past & Present (no. 122, article, p.9, ISSN: 1357-7417) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/500475] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Tenement History of Shoreham: Researching rental lists of New Shoreham Borough and Manor, by Michael Norman, published December 2010 in Sussex Past & Present (no. 122, article, p.10, ISSN: 1357-7417) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/500475] & S.A.S. library   View Online

In 1782, while he was superintending the construction of the new timber bridge at Old Shoreham, Joseph Hodskinson produced a map and up-to-date Rental of the 160+ tenements in the Duke of Norfolk's Borough and Manor of New Shoreham. This is an excellent resource for the study of each before and after this date.

Tracing the Past in Woodlands: The South East Woodland Archaeology Forum, by David Brown, published December 2010 in Sussex Past & Present (no. 122, article, p.11, ISSN: 1357-7417) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/500475] & S.A.S. library   View Online

The South East Woodland Archaeology Forum (SEWAF) is run by a committee of four people, two of whom are archaeologists and two woodland owners, and is open to anyone with an interest in woodland archaeology. It operates entirely by members volunteering their time and expertise. There are no subscription fees and it has no funding.

The Little Stiances Project: Newick Primary School pupils help archaeologists, by Simon Stevens, published December 2010 in Sussex Past & Present (no. 122, article, p.12, ISSN: 1357-7417) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/500475] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Pupils from the village primary school in Newick, East Sussex have recently enjoyed an 'Archaeology Week' as part of a project organised by University College London Centre for Applied Archaeology (UCLCAA). The venture allowed 230 children aged between 4 and 11 years old to become involved in archaeology, usually for the first time.
The archaeological potential of the site, which survives as a series of earthworks in a pasture field called Little Stiances, was first identified in the 1970s. Recent research confirmed that there had been a cottage within the field from at least the mid-18th century onwards. It was demolished in the early 20th century.