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Patrol (Paperback)
Philip MacDonald
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'Already loose sand had drifted over the stamped-down square which
momentarily had distinguished the subaltern's grave: no there was
no sign, no mark, no indication whatsoever. There had been, here,
eleven men. Now ten rode away' In the Mesopotamian desert during
World War I, the leader of a British patrol is shot and killed, by
an unseen enemy. The officer is the only one who knows their orders
and has not told anyone else where they are located. From then on
the sergeant has to try to lead the men through a hostile desert
landscape which is full of invisible Arab snipers. One by one they
are picked off, and the group of diverse characters from different
backgrounds has to try to come together in order to survive. The
decision making process proves far from easy as tensions and
prejudices from their former lives come to the fore. This thrilling
tale of suspense goes right to the last page and was a best seller
in the 1920s. The novel was filmed twice, by Walter Summers (as
Lost Patrol in 1929) and by John Ford (as The Lost Patrol in 1934).
This volume describes work on the Iron Age hillfort of Lodge Hill
Camp, in Gwent, south-east Wales. Situated adjacent to the later
Roman legionary fortress at Caerleon, the hillfort has, until
recently, received little archaeological attention. Excavation was
undertaken during the summer of 2000 within the interior of the
hillfort, at its western entrance, and across the inner bank and
ditch of the defences. An extended discussion is offered of Lodge
Hills position within the regional Iron Age sequence, and of Roman
and early Medieval reuse of hillforts in south Wales. The results
of geophysical and earthwork survey at the hillfort of Llanmelin,
near Chepstow, are also reported on. Contents: 1) Introduction
(Joshua Pollard, Michael Hamilton & Neil Phillips); 2)
Excavation Results (Joshua Pollard, Adrian Chadwick & Lesley
McFadyen); 3) Artefactual Material Ironwork (Philip Macdonald);
Metalworking slags (Tim Young); Prehistoric pottery (Rick Peterson,
Joshua Pollard & Elaine Morris); Droitwich briquetage (Joshua
Pollard & Elaine Morris); Roman pottery (Ray Howell &
Joshua Pollard); Medieval pottery (Rick Peterson & Joshua
Pollard); Brick and tile (Joshua Pollard); Fired clay (Joshua
Pollard); Worked flint (Joshua Pollard); Other worked stone (Joshua
Pollard) ]; 4) Environmental Evidence (Ruth Young); 5) Discussion:
Lodge Hill Camp and the hillforts of Gwent (Joshua Pollard, Ray
Howell, Adrian Chadwick & Lesley McFadyen); 7) Appendix 1.
Llanmelin Hillfort, Caerwent: geophysical and earthwork survey
(Daryl Williams).
The Llyn Cerrig Bach assemblage is one of the most important
collections of La Tene metalwork discovered in the British Isles.
It came to light during construction in 1942 at RAF Valley in
north-west Anglesey, when it was disturbed during the extraction of
peat from the Cors yr Ynys bog located on the southern margin of
Llyn Cerrig Bach. A total of 181 iron and copper alloy artefacts
are known to have been recovered, of which all but four are in the
collection of the National Museums and Galleries of Wales. This
book incorporates a catalog and discussion of the copper alloy
artefacts in the collection. In addition to a typological study of
this internationally important collection of Iron Age metalwork,
the volume includes discussions of metalwork and insular La Te""ne
are chronology, fieldwork at the site, and metallurgical analysis
of the assemblage. The site is evaluated in its British and wider
context and a revised interpretation of the character and
chronology of the deposition is proposed, which sheds light upon
both Iron Age Anglesey and the Roman invasion of Wales.
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