On the “Belgic Ditches,” and the Probable Date of Stonehenge

The acceptance of Caerlaverock castle into guardianship was followed by consolidation of the masonry and the clearance of the silted moat. In parallel with these operations, a series of excavations was carried out to investigate the nature of the outer defences and any surviving evidence for earlier bridges. Four different phases of timber bridges had crossed the moat to the gatehouse; the first three were dated by dendrochronology to 1277, 1371 and to the second quarter of the fifteenth century. An outer earthwork, originally intended purely to retain the water of the moat, was remodelled in the sixteenth century as an artillery defence. The approach to the castle was remodelled with an additional rock-cut moat, crossed by a timber bridge dated by dendrochronology c. 1559–94. Documentary evidence is examined for the use of these artillery defences, especially in the final siege of Caerlaverock in 1640. A rich assemblage of finds was recovered, mainly from unstratified contexts, both from the excavation of the bridges and from the general clearance work of the moat.     

Including people with learning difficulties in cultural and heritage sites

This paper examines the processes involved in a participatory inclusive research project in Liverpool and Merseyside, UK. The project involved 25 people with learning difficulties – the Heritage Forum – visiting 13 cultural and heritage sites on more than 50 occasions across a 15‐month period. The research provides a much needed resource at a time when there is a lack of provision for, and research into, the intellectual accessibility of cultural and heritage sites in the UK and globally. This paper details the research approach taken by the Heritage Forum, providing a flexible protocol about ways of working with groups and individuals with learning difficulties. It also reports on the Heritage Forum’s general findings about the cultural and heritage sites, providing some initial guidance about how to best include this diverse population.     

北京亦庄X10号地发掘简报

2007年4月～6月,北京市文物研究所为配合北京亦庄新城实业有限公司建设工程,对亦庄X10号地进行了文物勘探和考古发掘,发掘面积2000余平方米,发掘汉代水井1眼,汉代窑址8座,汉墓58座,出土遗物丰富,为研究北京地区汉代窑址、墓葬及当时社会经济发展状况提供了难得的实物资料。     

安徽天长三角圩27号西汉墓发掘简报

2002年,在天长市东北的三角圩发现一座古代墓葬(M27),天长市文物管理所、天长市博物馆对其进行了抢救性发掘。M27为竖穴土坑墓,葬具一椁一棺。随葬器物多放置在棺与边箱中,主要有陶器、铜器、玛瑙器等。此墓属于三角圩西汉墓葬群中的一座,从墓葬结构和随葬器物看,M27的时代应为西汉中期偏晚。     

吉林省白城市孙长青遗址发掘简报

2009年,吉林省文物考古研究所抢救发掘了孙长青遗址,获得了一批较为丰富的遗迹遗物资料,其中有灰坑、灰沟等遗迹现象,出土了陶器、瓷器、铁镞、铜钱及动植物遗存等。该遗址是白城市洮北区一处较为重要的金代聚落址。     

吉林省通化市自安山城调查报告

2004年,吉林省文物考古研究所、通化市文管会办公室联合对通化市自安山城进行了考古调查与测绘工作,发现了城墙、门址、供水及排水设施、房址等遗迹,对这些遗迹进行清理又发现了一些陶器、铜器、铁器等遗物。自安山城是汉高句丽时期一座重要的城堡,应该是西汉时期的玄菟郡。     

新疆巴里坤东黑沟遗址调查

东黑沟遗址位于新疆维吾尔族自治区巴里坤哈萨克族自治县石人子乡石人子村南,西距巴里坤县城23公里。遗址位于东天山(巴里坤山)北麓,地理坐标在北纬43°31′12．8″～43°34′     

重庆市万州区武陵中嘴遗址发掘报告

2003年2月,云南省文物考古研究所为配合三峡工程建设,对位于重庆万州区武陵镇的中嘴遗址进行了考古发掘。本次发掘的遗存以隋唐时期为主,出土了陶器、瓷器以及其他遗物,从中透射出渔业活动是当时当地居民生产生活的一个重要方面,同时也可看到当地文化与周边文化的交流。