I think congratulations are in order to all those involved with the production of this latest issue, not least because because a 'December' issue has appeared in December: a punctuality which always eluded us when I was chairman of the BCS committee responsible for publications! Richard Oliver ------------------- Richard Oliver, B.A., D.Phil., F.B.Cart.S., School of Geography, Archaeology & Earth Resources University of Exeter Exeter, EX4 4RJ