Britain's favourite archaeology magazine
A special interest group within the Midlands Co-operative Society Member Relations Organisation and specialising in ancient burial sites, rituals, religious history and the development of funerary practices. Members drawn from the funeral trade in and around Birmingham. Discussion groups, lectures and visits to historical sites in UK and Europe.
University of Leicester archaeologists today (12 September) announced that they may have found the … [Read More...]
Following questions about the validity of using a genetic sample from a modern day relative of … [Read More...]
Is this the skull of Richard III? Today (4 February) the University of Leicester, with Channel 4, … [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...]
This summer the Museum of London will return to Syon Park, Hounslow, with digging opportunities for … [Read More...]
It used to be thought that only high-class houses had survived from the Medieval period. Radiocarbon … [Read More...]
What was life really like for Medieval peasants? Renowned as the epitome of poverty, they appear as … [Read More...]
In September 2012, archaeologists from the University of Leicester announced a significant … [Read More...]
The great Iron Age hoards discovered at Snettisham in Norfolk form the richest Iron Age treasure … [Read More...]
In the early 4th century, a troop of boatmen were transferred from one end of the Roman Empire to … [Read More...]
Archaeology and football are not mutually exclusive: Archaeologist Jason Wood visits Liverpool’s … [Read More...]
Archaeology graduate Emma Watts-Plumpkin left university in the summer – but not before being … [Read More...]
What was life really like for Medieval peasants? Renowned as the epitome of poverty, they appear as stock images performing hard manual labour in the margins of illustrated manuscripts. With the squalor they faced memorably lampooned by Monty Python, among others, it has always been assumed that the ramshackle hovels they called home have long … [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...]
