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Sussex Past & Present: The Sussex Archaeological Society Newsletter No. 132, edited by Wendy Muriel, published April 2014 (Sussex Archæological Collections, ISSN: 1357-7417) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/507923] & S.A.S. library   View Online

At the Heart of Things: The 2013 season at Tidemills, by Luke Barber, published April 2014 in Sussex Past & Present (no. 132, article, pp.4-5, ISSN: 1357-7417) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/507923] & S.A.S. library   View Online

The Society's research project at Bishopstone Tidemills pushed on into the heart of the village during the 2013 season. Unlike other areas the building remains here do not survive to a notable height and the low, thick vegetation cover hid the vast majority of walls to the casual observer. However, as soon as one actually fought a way in, it was very apparent that a myriad of walls awaited the volunteer team.

What's Going On in Sussex? A round-up of local excavations, by Luke Barber, published April 2014 in Sussex Past & Present (no. 132, article, pp.6-7, ISSN: 1357-7417) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/507923] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Rocky Clump Excavation: Burnt areas, big ditches and baby burials, by John Funnel, published April 2014 in Sussex Past & Present (no. 132, article, p.8, ISSN: 1357-7417) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/507923] & S.A.S. library   View Online

In 2011 Brighton and Hove Archaeological Society uncovered the north-east corner of a large enclosure located in the field to the south of Rocky Clump, in Stanmer, near Brighton (NGR TQ 328101). A magnetometry survey, conducted by David Staveley in 2012, revealed a number of new ditches not seen in the earlier resistivity survey. Excavations in 2012 and 2013 have revealed more of the substantial ditches found in the first season and have located and excavated part of a south boundary ditch measuring over 2 metres in width and 1.5 metres in depth. In 2013 the objective was to investigate part of the interior of the enclosure and seek evidence for settlement or ancient activity within the confines of the ditches. The area examined measured only 16 metres by 6 metres but produced an extremely complex series of features and layers.

A Lost Early WW1 Firing Range: Were controversial bullets fired at Newhaven?, by Ed & Biddy Jarzembowski, published April 2014 in Sussex Past & Present (no. 132, article, p.9, ISSN: 1357-7417) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/507923] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Ever wondered why musket balls are round but rifle bullets are pointed? The answer is partly ballistic because technology advanced at an unprecedented rate in Victorian times, from the Brown Bess musket to the Lee-Enfield rifle in less than half a century. The answer is, however, also partly medical, as a pointed bullet is more likely to slice through flesh and bone, in contrast to a musket ball which smashed its way resulting in more damage and limb amputations. The typical twentieth century rifle bullet (the .303 Mk VII to give its technical name) appeared in 1910, replacing the older 'round nosed' 303, starting with front-line troops. Nevertheless, there was one infamous throwback in the adoption of the pointed bullet - the dum-dum developed in British India. The tip of the latter expanded on impact, but was banned internationally in 1899 under the Hague Convention.

Sir Arthur Smith Woodward: Mystery surrounding his 'burial' solved, by Anthony Brook, published April 2014 in Sussex Past & Present (no. 132, article, p.10, ISSN: 1357-7417) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/507923] & S.A.S. library   View Online

This year we are celebrating two significant anniversaries relating to the life and career of the palaeontologist, Sir Arthur Smith Woodward - his birth in Macclesfield, Cheshire on 23 May 1864 and also his death at his Sussex home, Hill Place, Balcombe Road, Haywards Heath on 2 September 1944. He retired from the prominent position as Keeper of Geology at the British Museum (Natural History) in 1924, aged 60, after 42 years' service to the Museum, and spent an active retirement writing, lecturing and travelling. He was sorely afflicted by blindness in the last few years of his life, which curtailed his activities severely. Only a couple of months before he died, Sir Arthur and Lady Woodward had celebrated their golden wedding anniversary.

Two Marian Martyrs - not in Chichester, by M. J. Leppard, published April 2014 in Sussex Past & Present (no. 132, article, p.11, ISSN: 1357-7417) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/507923] & S.A.S. library   View Online

The comments on and illustration of the 'Two Martyrs fireback' in Sussex Past & Present 131 (December 2013, page 8) resolve a problem which has long bothered me.

Sussex in the Home Front: Impact of WW1 on Sussex to be explored in conference, by Sue Berry, published April 2014 in Sussex Past & Present (no. 132, article, p.12, ISSN: 1357-7417) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/507923] & S.A.S. library   View Online

The theme of this year's Spring Conference is the impact of the First World War on Sussex as part of the 'Home Front'. Many of the issues were common to most of the country but some were probably unique to counties on the Home Front, such as the high concentration of soldiers stationed here waiting to join the fighting and the large numbers of wounded soldiers transported back needing medical care.

Sussex Past & Present: The Sussex Archaeological Society Newsletter No. 133, edited by Wendy Muriel, published August 2014 (Sussex Archæological Collections, ISSN: 1357-7417) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/507923] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Tracing the Roman Road: Geophysics at Cowlease and Bridge Farms, by David Millum, published August 2014 in Sussex Past & Present (no. 133, article, pp.4-5, ISSN: 1357-7417) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/507923] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Culver Archaeological Project (CAP) organised a series of geophysical surveys in the late summer of 2013 using the magnetometer (MAG) kindly lent to the project by AOC Archaeology. Various volunteers from the summer kindly turned out in all weather conditions to help lay out the grids and lines and some were even able to take control of the MAG, although this did mean getting metal free which was often far harder than it seemed.

Shock Dating Result: A victim of the Norman invasion?, by Edwina Livesey, published August 2014 in Sussex Past & Present (no. 133, article, p.6, ISSN: 1357-7417) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/507923] & S.A.S. library   View Online

The skeleton of a man who died from violent wounds and thought to have possible associations with the 1264 Battle of Lewes has turned out to be even more remarkable. Radiocarbon analysis by SUERC at the University of Glasgow carried out on behalf of Sussex Archaeological Society has revealed that the skeleton does in fact date to 1064 +/- 28 years and is therefore very likely to be associated with the Norman Conquest. This makes the skeleton unique, as there are currently no other remains of individuals who died violently known to date from this period.

Tapestry Revealed! Grand unveiling after nearly three years' work, published August 2014 in Sussex Past & Present (no. 133, article, p.7, ISSN: 1357-7417) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/507923] & S.A.S. library   View Online

This stunning work of art, created to mark the anniversary of the Battle of Lewes, was finally revealed on May 14, 2014, 750 years to the day since the battle that led to the first recorded parliamentary election of commoners was fought in and around the town. A dedicated team of more than 60 volunteer embroiderers, drawn from the local community, took almost three years to complete the tapestry using techniques and materials as close as possible to those that would have been in use in the 13th century. The first stitch was sewn by lead embroiderer Maggie Lanning in July 2011 and the last by co-leader Sally Blake in March of this year.

New Maritime Exhibition: Collection of ship portraiture on display at Marlipins Museum, by Emma O'Connor, published August 2014 in Sussex Past & Present (no. 133, article, p.8, ISSN: 1357-7417) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/507923] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Michelham Study Day: Theme of Sussex churches explored, by David Parsons, published August 2014 in Sussex Past & Present (no. 133, article, p.9, ISSN: 1357-7417) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/507923] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Obituary: Leslie Weller, 1935 - 2014, by John Manley, published August 2014 in Sussex Past & Present (no. 133, obituary, p.10, ISSN: 1357-7417) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/507923] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Sussex Past & Present: The Sussex Archaeological Society Newsletter No. 134, edited by Wendy Muriel, published December 2014 (Sussex Archæological Collections, ISSN: 1357-7417) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/507923] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Mysteries & Disaster: Buncton Church ten years on, by Robin Milner-Gulland, published December 2014 in Sussex Past & Present (no. 134, article, pp.4-5, ISSN: 1357-7417) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/507923] & S.A.S. library   View Online

All Saints' Church (sometimes called 'Chapel'), Buncton, may seem like everyone's favourite Sussex country church. Tantalizingly glimpsed to the north of the A283 between Steyning and Washington, it stands outside any modern village, on a small rise with a fine view of Chanctonbury Hill, accessed by path and footbridge across a ravine. When reached, it seems memorably simple and ancient, its early-Norman origins at once apparent - though this simplicity is somewhat misleading. People behave proprietorially towards it, as if they'd discovered it themselves. But ten years ago, on 10/11th November 2004, someone took advantage of its isolation to deface it in an outrage without equal (so far as I know) in recent times. This article is intended to serve as a reminder of this event - to which you won't find any reference in the church itself - and to draw attention to various mysteries, not wholly unconnected, that the building presents.

Malmstone: A reused Roman building stone around medieval Chichester?, by David Bone, published December 2014 in Sussex Past & Present (no. 134, article, p.6, ISSN: 1357-7417) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/507923] & S.A.S. library   View Online

On many of my guided walks to look at historic church building stones, I refer to unpublished research that I've been working on since 2005. The following note records one of the more interesting areas of study, which started after I prepared building stone distribution maps for West Sussex in 2006.
Malmstone is a pale-grey, almost white, to dark grey calcareous siltstone, the local equivalent of the Upper Greensand. It is not the best material for a building stone, but is used extensively in the area of its geological outcrop through South Harting, Cocking, Duncton, Bury, Amberley, Storrington, Washington and Steyning.

Essay Prize Winners: Archaeology and History essay prizes awarded, by Luke Barber, published December 2014 in Sussex Past & Present (no. 134, article, p.7, ISSN: 1357-7417) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/507923] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Bridge Farm 2014: A year of incredible rarities, by David Millum AlfA, MA, BA, published December 2014 in Sussex Past & Present (no. 134, article, pp.8-9, ISSN: 1357-7417) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/507923] & S.A.S. library   View Online

As reported in Sussex Past & Present 133 (p5), this summer saw the Culver Archaeological Project (CAP) excavating an area of the Romano-British settlement at Bridge Farm that showed an 18 x 6 metre rectangle of 13 round anomalies observed in a geophysical survey. The team believed that this presented a pattern of postholes for a substantial building and, if so, the first building to be excavated at the settlement.

Animals! Understanding human culture through the ubiquitous others, by John Manley, published December 2014 in Sussex Past & Present (no. 134, article, pp.10-11, ISSN: 1357-7417) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/507923] & S.A.S. library   View Online

This year's annual Conference, held at the University of Chichester, in association with the University of Nottingham, on September 6th was something to savour. It didn't disappoint! A stellar line-up of experts explored the diversity of human relationships with animals in the past.

Obituary: William Leonard Santer (Bill), 1932 - 2014, by Esme Evans, published December 2014 in Sussex Past & Present (no. 134, obituary, p.12, ISSN: 1357-7417) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/507923] & S.A.S. library   View Online

John Bleach Retires!, published December 2014 in Sussex Past & Present (no. 134, article, p.12, ISSN: 1357-7417) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/507923] & S.A.S. library   View Online