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Footloose in Archaeology
"Feet- did you say Feet?-Ugh-h-h!" That is the usual remark I hear when I mention my Research … [Read More...]
Simon Thurley: Heritage Guardian
CA recently interviewed Simon Thurley, Chief Executive of English Heritage, on … [Read More...]
Timeline of Britain
2500 BC – The Clava Cairns
Burial chambers of the Neolithic In the Neolithic - the New Stone Age - the older you were, the … [Read More...]
500,000 BC – Boxgrove
The man who died half a million years ago. In a gravel pit at Boxgrove, just outside Chichester, … [Read More...]
AD 700 – Saxon London Discovered
What happened to London after the end of Roman rule? Bede calls it a 'mart of many nations' yet for … [Read More...]
Advice
Student Digs
For students doing an archaeology degree, compulsory field school experience is on the cards. Phoebe … [Read More...]
Recent News
Kew royal kitchens reopen
One of the advantages of being Editor-in-Chief is that sometimes one is invited to some rather nice … [Read More...]
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...]
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...]
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