Dear Histarchers,

The special commemorative 50th-anniversary issue of Post-Medieval Archaeology is available free online for a limited time via the following link:

http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/ypma20/50/1


The contents of the commemorative issue are as follows:


Editorial: ‘The greatest of these is charity’; 50 years of Post-Medieval Archaeology
Alasdair Brooks


A short history of the Society for Post-Medieval Archaeology
Harold Mytum


The medieval to early modern transition in a digital age: new developments relevant to the study of domestic buildings
David H. Caldwell & Catriona Cooper


Globalization and the spread of capitalism: material resonances
Audrey Horning & Eric Schweickart


Cities in the modern world
Peter Davies & Greig Parker


The archaeology of industry; people and places
Marilyn Palmer & Hilary Orange


The post-medieval rural landscape: towards a landscape archaeology?
Jemma Bezant & Kevin Grant


The material culture of the modern world
Mary C. Beaudry & Natascha Mehler


Standing buildings and built heritage
Adrian Green & James Dixon


Where the battle rages: war and conflict in Post-Medieval Archaeology
Natasha N. Ferguson & Douglas Scott


The contemporary in post-medieval archaeology
Laura McAtackney & Sefryn Penrose


The archaeology of post-medieval death and burial
Layla Renshaw & Natasha Powers


Obituary: Lawrence Butler (1934 – 2014)
Harold Mytum


I hope you enjoy the issue - and my thanks to all of the contributors (not least my fine team of assistant editors)

Alasdair Brooks
Editor, Post-Medieval Archaeology