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Digging with the Time Team
What is archaeology alongside a film crew like? Matthew Symonds found out. There is something … [Read More...]
The Archaeology of Hampton Court
On the night of 31 March 1986, Hampton Court Palace caught fire. The great state apartments, built … [Read More...]
Timeline of Britain
AD 50 – The story of Roman London
Most Roman towns were sited either over previous towns, or over Roman forts. London was unusual in … [Read More...]
200 BC – Castell Henllys
The Celts were warriors, and the most prominent remains of the Iron Age are the great hillforts, … [Read More...]
AD 1300 – Rhosyr – A Welsh Princes Palace
Before the conquest of Wales by Edward I in 1283, the Welsh Kingdoms were flourishing. Yet … [Read More...]
Advice
Best Career Ever? – Sports Archaeology
Archaeology and football are not mutually exclusive: Archaeologist Jason Wood visits Liverpool’s … [Read More...]
Cognitive Archaeology
This specialism looks at ideologies and belief systems of previous civilisationsthrough their … [Read More...]
Recent News
Special Offer for English Heritage readers
Special Offer: 3 FREE issues! For a limited time only, we are … [Read More...]
Wellington Arch reopens
Wellington Arch, the famous landmark on Hyde Park Corner, re-opened to the public today (9 May) … [Read More...]
Treating leprosy
There were over 300 leper hospitals in Medieval England. Mostly founded between the 12th and 13th … [Read More...]
Pub Dig 4: Cavaliers and Cock Ale
After four weeks of fun, frivolity and fascinating finds, the first series of Pub Dig series has … [Read More...]
Cutty Sark relaunched
After a devastating fire in 2007, the Cutty Sark has risen from the ashes and today (April 26) … [Read More...]
Latest Issue
CA 267
The traditional image of a Medieval leper is a familiar one. Tainted by spiritual pollution, they were outcasts shunned by society. Yet excavations on the site of St Mary Magdalen leper hospital in Winchester are revealing a different picture. Here the afflicted were cared for in substantial structures, before being laid to rest in a carefully … [Read More...]
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Benefits of Current Archaeology
The past is constantly being re-written. Across the country there are hundreds of excavations going on. It’s back-breaking work in often tough conditions, but the findings are essential for our understanding of our past. Yet who has the time to visit them all and put their findings into context? We do! For 40 years Current Archaeology has been … [Read More...]
World Archaeology Magazine
World Archaeology
Current Archaeology has a sister magazine - Current WORLD Archaeology Current World Archaeology covers the world from the first emergence of man up to yesterday: from Egypt, Mesopotamia and the Near East, to Anatolia, Classical Greece and Rome, as well as Asia and the Far East. Launched in 2003 as the sister magazine to Current Archaeology, we report on … [Read More...]
