Britain's favourite archaeology magazine
Curator for the whole of West Sussex. Maintains a computerised Sites and Monuments Record. Provides advice about planning and development control, interpretation of sites, guided walks and leaflets as resources permit. Has a part time SMR officer.
University of Leicester archaeologists today (12 September) announced that they may have found the … [Read More...]
A new free exhibition dedicated to the search for Richard III opened today (8 Feb) at Leicester's … [Read More...]
More than 500 years after his death, members of the public can look King Richard III in the eye once … [Read More...]
In CA 274, Mick explained how his local research project examining the origins of Winscombe in … [Read More...]
In his new bi-monthly column, Mick Aston guides us through the trials and triumphs of local … [Read More...]
In early May the excavation of a riverbank in the heart of Roman London drew to a close. Waterlogged … [Read More...]
A 6-month excavation in the heart of London has revealed thousands of artefacts illuminating the … [Read More...]
Render unto Caesar . . . Many people study Roman coins, but how were they actually … [Read More...]
11,000-year-old artefacts from Star Carr, Britain's largest-known Mesolithic settlement, will go on … [Read More...]
Most Roman towns were sited either over previous towns, or over Roman forts. London was unusual in … [Read More...]
When did the typical English village begin? That is, when did the outlying farms join together to … [Read More...]
Initially, this area came under the auspices of general field archaeology, but battlefield experts … [Read More...]
There are many areas of the world and periods in the story of the human race to which archaeologists … [Read More...]
Comparisons with Pompeii or Tutankhamen’s tomb are easily overused when attempting to convey the excitement of a new archaeological discovery. Recent media reports labelling an excavation at the new Bloomberg Place in the heart of London the ‘Pompeii of the North’ could risk dooming the results, however exciting, to disappointing comparisons … [Read More...]
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...]
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...]
