Philip Rahtz

West Heslerton seminar

We are pleased to present this assessment of a recent seminar on West Heslerton, one of the key sites of Anglo-Saxon northern England, as a prelude to the impact of its publication.

Book reviews. Aileen Fox. Aillen-a pioneering archaeologist . v + 204 pages, 30 bw 0-85244-523-7 paperback £ 12.99.

This volume reports on the archaeological investigation of a Late Neolithic longchambered dolmen accidentally discovered near Goult in Provence, France, during a flood of the Calavon River in 1994. The monument was sealed beneath thick sedimentary deposits that have favoured the excellent preservation of the remains, a situation that sometimes occurs in the foothills of mountainous massifs; the megalithic tomb of Reguers de Seró in the province of Lleida, Spain, was preserved and discovered in similar circumstances.