As several readers may know, my day job is looking after Chedworth Roman Villa in the Cotswolds. Chedworth sits comfortably within a region that supported some of the most prosperous rural estates in Britannia. Yet the world that sustained and shaped the villa extended far beyond the Coln valley.
BOOK REVIEWS
It is appropriate to begin with a declaration of interest: I contributed a chapter on Prynnsberg and supported the publication of this book. That proximity, however, also allows for a fuller appreciation of both its achievements and its limitations.
BLUE PLAQUES
This site carries evidence of cultures from Johannesburg’s distant past: ancient hunter-gatherers, early farmers and the first iron age miners of the Witwatersrand. It offers an impressive record of occupation by different communities over thousands of years. Stone age people left behind stone weapons and tools.