Contents of volume 103

for 1981, published 1982

Wreck and Plunder in 18th Century Portland, Glanville J. Davies, 1-4
The Children in the Cemetery: Child Mortality and Public Health in Lyme Regis from 1856 to 1979, Joan B. Walker, 5-12
Some Conjoined Artifacts from a New Mesolithic Site at Hengistbury Head, R. N. E. Barton, 13-20
Excavations at South Grove Cottage, Trinity Street, Dorchester, D. W. A. Startin, 21-42
- The pottery, Jo Draper and D. W. A. Startin, 31-39
- The Metal Small Finds, Janet Webster, 40-42
- Animal Bones, Judi Startin, 42
Excavations at the Old Vicarage, Fordington, Dorchester, 1971, D. W. A. Startin, 43-66
- The Human Burials, B. Hooper, 53-60
- Medieval Pottery, Jo Draper, 62-65
- The Small Finds, Janet Webster, 65
A Roman Coffin-Burial from the Crown Buildings Site, Dorchester; with particular reference to the head of well-preserved Hair, Christopher Sparey Green, Michael Patterson and Leo Biek, 67-100
- The Lead Coffin, A. Lloyd, 70-73
- The Gypsum and other Filling, E. F. Freeman, 74-75
- The Fine Structure of the Gypsum, J. S. Cox, 76
- The Textile Impressions, Elizabeth Crowfoot, 76-77
- The Skeletal Remains, Mary Harman, 78-80
- The Hair, M. D. Paterson, 81-89
- The Amino-acid content of the Hair, J. E. Eastoe, 90
- Fluorescence of the Hair, R. I. C. Spearman, 91
- The Hair and Keratinophilic Soil Fungi, G. J. F. Pugh, 91
- Trace Element Analysis of the Hair, I. M. Dale, 92-93
- Spectral reflectance and colour of the hair, National Physical Laboratory, Teddington, 92-94
A Historical Survey of the Landslips of the Axmouth- Lyme Regis Undercliffs, John Pitts, 101-106
An Ecological Study of Slepe Heath, Summer 1980, Bryan P. Pickess, 107-114
- The vegetation of Slepe Heath, R. J. Giaverini, 107-110
- Araneae, R. Snazell, 112-113
- Coleoptera, W. E. Rispin, 113-114
A pattern of change: observations on plant habitat change in north-east Dorset since 1931: part 3, 1981, A. Horsfall, 115-116
Dorset Archaeology in 1981
- Neolithic Settlement on Hambledon Hill, R. J. Mercer, 117
- Indications of Late Neolithic/ Early Bronze Age Site at Poole, Keith S. Jarvis, 117
- Culverwell Mesolithic site, Susann Palmer, 117
- Interim Report on the Excavation of an Unrecorded Pond Barrow at Down Farm, Gussage St. Michael, Martin T. Green, 117
- A Battle Axe from Hengistbury Head, F. E. S. Roe and R. N. E. Barton, 117-119
- Excavations at `Rowden', Winterbourne Steepleton, 1981, an interim note, P. J. Woodward, 119-121
- Black Hill, Cerne Abbas, Dermot Bond, 122
- Hengistbury Head, Dorset, Iron Age Project 1981, Barry Cunliffe, 122
- A quern from Encombe Obelisk Iron Age/ Romano-British Site, P. A. Brown, 123
- Roman Road at Lake Farm, near Wimborne, N. H. Field, 123
- Lake Fortress, Poole, Keith S. Jarvis, 123
- Redcliff, Arne, R.A.H. Farrar, 123
- The Roman Villa at Bucknowle Farm, Corfe Castle, 1981, N. H. Field, 123
- Halstock Roman Villa, excavation 1981, R. N. Lucas, 123
- Interim report on the excavations at Barton Field, Tarrant Hinton, A. G. Giles, 124
- Parsons Store Site, Durngate Street, Dorchester 1981, Christopher Sparey Green, 124
- Discoveries during Building Work at St.Peter's Church, Dorchester, 1981, Christopher Sparey Green,, 124-126
- Notes on Watching Briefs carried out on Road Improvements in the Durngate area of Dorchester, Dave Batchelor, 126
- Sceattas from Hanford, Laurence Keen, 126
- Bradford Peverell, a Further Grave, John Hawthorne, 126
- Shaftesbury, architectural fragments, Laurence Keen, 126
- Chedington, bell and architectural fragment, Laurence Keen, 126
- Corfe Castle, observation on new drains, Laurence Keen, 126
- Wynford Eagle, bank of deerpark, Laurence Keen, 126
- Sherborne, architectural detail, Laurence Keen, 126
- Bridport, medieval bridge, Laurence Keen, 126
- Portland, Old Church of St.Andrew, A. M. Hunt, 127
- Dorchester, 26 High East Street, Laurence Keen, 127
- Kimmeridge Excavation, 1981, D. W. Crossley, 127-129
- Excavations at the Congregational Church, Dorchester, 1981, Jo Draper, 128
- Erratum to vol. 102 pp. 102-104, Peter J. Woodward, 130
Shorter contributions on archaeological topics
- A Late Iron Age and Romano-British Site at Wyke Regis, Dorset, S. J. Dockrill, 131-132
- The Topography of Sherborne, Dorset - Lanprobus, Laurence Keen, 132-134
- A Medieval Cemetery on Brownsea Island, Keith Jarvis, 134-136
- Swalland Farm (Kimmeridge) and the Lost Location of Chaldecots, Rosemary Maw, 136-137
- An Earthenware 'Bellarmine' shaped jug from Poole Harbour, Jo Draper, 138
Natural History reports 1981
- Rainfall, D. J. Paxman, 139-140
- Geology, P. C. Ensom, 141
- Botany, J. M. Fitzpatrick, 141-142
- Marine invertebrates, J. B. Hawthorne, 142
- Lepidoptera, Alan T. Bromby, 142-143
- Fish, Mike Ladle, 143
- Amphibians, Robert V. Skinner, 143-144
- Reptiles, Robert V. Skinner, 144
- Summary of the Dorset Bird Report, G. P. Green, 144-145
- Mammals, E. M. Keats, 145-146
Obituary
- J. K. Hasler, 146

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