ForewordDavid SaundersBeauty and belief: the endangered tradition of Omani silver jewelleryAude Mongiatti, Fahmida Suleman and Nigel MeeksEvidence for shield construction from the early Anglo-Saxon cemetery site of Tranmer House, Bromeswell, SuffolkHayley Bullock, Alexandra Baldwin, Jamie Hood, Chris Fern, Caroline Cartwright, Janet Lang and Quanyu WangThe Noli me Tangere: study and conservation of a Cretan iconLynne Harrison, Janet Ambers, Rebecca Stacey, Caroline Cartwright and Angeliki LymberopoulouGrimes Graves revisited: a new light on chalk 'lamps'Satoko Tanimoto, Rebecca Stacey, Gillian Varndell and Tracey SweekPortrait mummies from Roman Egypt: ongoing collaborative research on wood identificationCaroline Cartwright, Lin Rosa SpaabAek and Marie SvobodaA Chinese bronze gui vessel: genuine Western Zhou object or fake?Quanyu Wang, Sascha Priewe, Kwang-tzuu Chen and Susan La NieceInvestigating technological and environmental evidence from plant remains and molluscs in cuneiform tabletsCaroline Cartwright and Jon TaylorDefence and decoration: new findings on a late fourteenth-century 'kettle-hat' helmet found in LondonJamie Hood, Joanne Dyer, Janet Lang and Janet AmbersAssessing the potential of historic archaeological collections: a pilot study of the British Museum's Swiss lake dwelling textilesCatherine Higgitt, Susanna Harris, Caroline Cartwright and Pippa CruickshankThe history and conservation of the papyrus of TuyJohn Taylor, Bridget Leach and Helen Sharp.