100 years after Karel Capek coined the word, "robots" are an everyday idea, and the inspiration for countless stories in books, film, TV and games. They are often among the least privileged, most unfairly used of us, and the more robots are like humans, the more interesting they become. This collection of stories is where robots stand in for us, where both we and they are disadvantaged, and where hope and optimism shines through. Including stories by: Brooke Bolander * John Chu * Daryl Gregory * Peter F. Hamilton * Saad Z. Hossain * Rich Larson * Ken Liu * Ian R. Macleod * Annalee Newitz * Tochi Onyebuchi * Suzanne Palmer * Sarah Pinsker * Vina Jie-Min Prasad * Alastair Reynolds * Sofia Samatar * Peter Watts

This report publishes the results of excavations at a "most unusual" site, which revealed a large number of features and finds. Structures and finds ranged from Mesolithic to medieval, but dating was tricky because occupants of the site all used the same materials - limestone and lime plaster in much the same manner. The main characteristics of the Roman/Romano-British remains are those of trade, ritual and wealth and it is suggested that during the main occupation period the excavated area was possibly the ritual or ceremonial area associated with a settlement primarily involved in trade with England and the Continent.

An excavation report on this Mesolithic site discovered in 1967. Susann Palmer and a number of other contributors describe the archaeological evidence and stratigraphy, the geophysical survey and artefacts recovered. Environmental and dating evidence are evaluated and the site is set in a wider context by comparison with contemporary sites nearby. Interpretations are made of population values, the economic and domestic activities at the site, and evidence for the spiritual or religious life of its inhabitants.