Exploring the archaeology of Smallhythe Place Smallhythe Place, a National Trust property in Kent, is home to a picturesque timber-framed house with…
The small stone circle that has stood in Liverpool’s Calderstones Park for the past half century is in fact the remains…
In last month’s column, I picked some of my favourite covers from the first hundred issues of Current Archaeology, the years 1967-1986,…
The latest contribution to our understanding of Neolithic lifestyles in the British Isles comes in the form of a wide-ranging book by…
Almost 30 years ago, the c.4,250-year-old remains of a young woman were discovered in a remote spot at the northern tip of…
In my column on the ‘great excavation’ of Shapwick (CA 345), I included one of my all-time favourite Current Archaeology cover photos,…
How did the kingdoms of early medieval England evolve into a single nation?A new exhibition at the British Library combines artefacts and…
Last month’s ‘great excavation’ explored prehistoric Somerset through the work of John and Bryony Coles along the Sweet Track. In this month’s…
During the Seven Years War, troops from Hesse, near Frankfurt, were stationed in Hampshire to guard against French invasion. Excavation outside Winchester…
We are all familiar with the Classical gods who were imported to these shores with the arrival of the Roman army, but…
In my archival ‘excavation’ of Doggerland (CA 342), I mentioned that it was Bryony Coles who coined the name of this site…