Amanda Clarke

Silchester (Calleva) experienced major disruption in the late first century A.D. as the Iron Age oppidum was transformed into the Roman city responsible for the administration of the civitas of the Atrebates. Aligned on the cardinal points, a rectilinear street grid was laid across the settlement replacing the late Iron Age network of streets and lanes oriented north-west/south-east and north-east/south-west. While the pre-existing property boundaries within Insula IX were retained there was a total re-build within them. The excavated area contained one complete property and fragments of three of its neighbours. Rather than conform to the new grid all the buildings were constructed at 45 degrees to it, reasserting the late Iron Age orientations. The timber-framed buildings within the complete property consisted of a row of three — a rectangular kitchen, a town-house and a roundhouse — separated by a yard from a re-built taberna, also diagonal to the street on which it fronted. The surgical and writing instruments associated with the circular building suggested it functioned as a healer’s and/or teacher’s house. This volume completes the publication of the excavations in Insula IX, 1997–2014.

"Divine Guidance: Daily Angel Tarot Reading" helps you connect with your guardian angels for inspiration and Guidance. It is the ultimate guide for those seeking a daily connection with their angels, angel guides or whatever deity they trust in. This book offers a unique approach to tarot by incorporating mindfulness inner conscious level of being and the wisdom and guidance of the angels. Each tarot page in the book is accompanied by an inspiring interpretation of the tarot, offering a daily mantra, encouragement and insight. The book provides easy-to-follow instructions for connecting to your inner conscious mind and allows the angels to communicate their messages to you. There are also 10 pages for journalling your daily thoughts at the end of each book, so you can journey with Daily Angel Tarot Readings and see the clarity for you unfold. Whether you are a seasoned tarot reader or just beginning your spiritual journey, Daily Angel Tarot will help you tap into your intuition, find clarity, and receive divine guidance every day. With this beautiful book in hand, you will feel the comforting presence of your angels and find the answers you are seeking

"Divine Guidance: Messages from the Angels" is a book that delves into the world of angelic communication, offering readers insights and teachings from the angelic realm. The book is a compilation of messages from various angels, each offering unique perspectives on love, compassion, and healing. Through these messages, readers are offered a glimpse into the divine guidance and wisdom that is available to us all. In addition to the messages, "Divine Guidance" also includes a series of mantras, one for each angel featured in the book. These mantras are designed to help readers connect with the energy and vibration of each angel and to bring greater healing and enlightenment into their lives. The book is divided into chapters, each focusing on a different angel and its message. Through these messages, readers are encouraged to embrace their own spiritual path and to connect with the divine wisdom that is available to us all. Whether you are new to angelic communication or are a seasoned practitioner, "Divine Guidance: Messages from the Angels" is a book that can offer insight, inspiration, and healing. Through its teachings and mantras, readers can deepen their connection to the angelic realm and to their own spiritual journey, bringing greater love and light into their lives.

"Daily Angel Tarot: Connect with Your Guardian Angels for Inspiration and Guidance" is the ultimate guide for those seeking a daily connection with their angels. This book offers a unique approach to tarot by incorporating mindfulness inner conscious level of being and the wisdom and guidance of the angels. Each tarot page in the book is accompanied by an inspiring interpretation of the tarot, offering a daily mantra, encouragement and insight. The book provides easy-to-follow instructions for connecting to your inner conscious mind and allows the angels to communicate their messages to you. Whether you are a seasoned tarot reader or just beginning your spiritual journey, Daily Angel Tarot will help you tap into your intuition, find clarity, and receive divine guidance every day. With this beautiful book in hand, you will feel the comforting presence of your angels and find the answers you are seeking

How did a major nucleated settlement respond to the Roman conquest? Occupation of Silchester (Calleva) after the Roman invasion of south-east Britain in A.D. 43 shows remarkable continuity from the pre-Roman Iron Age oppidum. Although the settlement was crossed by strategic Roman roads, the network of lanes and compounds, crowded with round and rectangular buildings, otherwise remained little changed until c. A.D. 85. The contents of rubbish pits and wells give remarkable insights into the diet, occupations, identity and ritualistic behaviour of the inhabitants, while the richly varied provenances of the pottery and other finds reveal the local, regional and long-distance connections of the community. Although there is clear evidence of investment in the town in the reign of Nero, the pre-existing settlement was not swept away until the Roman street grid was established c. A.D. 85.This volume follows on from the publication of Late Iron Age Calleva, Britannia Monograph 32 (2018)

Opening the Government of Canada presents a compelling case for the importance of a more open model of governance in the digital age – but a model that also continues to uphold democratic principles at the heart of the Westminster system. Drawing on interviews with public officials and extensive analysis of government documents and social media accounts, Clarke details the untold story of the Canadian federal bureaucracy's efforts to adapt to new digital pressures from the mid-2000s onward. This book argues that the bureaucracy's tradition of closed government, fuelled by today's antagonistic political communications culture, is at odds with evolving citizen expectations and new digital policy tools, including social media, crowdsourcing, and open data. Striking a balance between reform and tradition, Opening the Government of Canada concludes with a series of pragmatic recommendations that lay out a roadmap for building a democratically robust, digital-era federal government.

Opening the Government of Canada presents a compelling case for the importance of a more open model of governance in the digital age – but a model that also continues to uphold democratic principles at the heart of the Westminster system. Drawing on interviews with public officials and extensive analysis of government documents and social media accounts, Clarke details the untold story of the Canadian federal bureaucracy's efforts to adapt to new digital pressures from the mid-2000s onward. This book argues that the bureaucracy's tradition of closed government, fuelled by today's antagonistic political communications culture, is at odds with evolving citizen expectations and new digital policy tools, including social media, crowdsourcing, and open data. Striking a balance between reform and tradition, Opening the Government of Canada concludes with a series of pragmatic recommendations that lay out a roadmap for building a democratically robust, digital-era federal government.

Characterising urban life, City in Transition is the second volume reporting on the archaeology of the continuing excavation of Silchester Insula IX, taking the story down to the early 2nd century. In describing the evidence for the occupation of the 2nd and 3rd centuries it follows on from Life and Labour in Late Roman Silchester (2006), which published the late Roman occupation. Geochemical and micromorphological analyses inform the interpretation of the use of space within buildings and, together with the study of an abundant material culture and environmental record, provide a rich characterisation of the houses and their occupants. The report sheds important light on the urban condition, debating such themes as population density, status, occupation, diet and domestic ritual.