Thought this might amuse North American colleagues and others not on the
britarch email list. For those who don't want to register for access to the
Telegraph website, there is a brief summary of this news story at
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3096826.stm

Dan
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Dr Dan Hicks
Lecturer in Historical Archaeology
University of Bristol
http://www.bris.ac.uk/Depts/Archaeology/staff/danhicks.html

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From: Alex Hunt <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2003 12:23 PM
Subject: Bill Bryson appointed to English Heritage


American author appointed to English Heritage - "American author Bill Bryson
has been appointed a commissioner of English Heritage, the official body
charged with protecting England's historic environment." See today's Daily
Telegraph, article online at:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2003/09/10/ubill.xml&sS
heet=/portal/2003/09/10/ixportaltop.html