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University of Leicester archaeologists today (12 September) announced the discovery of an adult male … [Read More...]
More than 500 years after his death, members of the public can look King Richard III in the eye once … [Read More...]
A horse! a horse! my kingdom for a horse! Such were Richard the III's last words according to … [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...]
An interdisciplinary team of scientists have reconstructed the face of a Tudor archer, almost 500 … [Read More...]
The jets dowsing the Mary Rose in polyethylene glycol have finally been shut off. As gigantic vents … [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...]
Norwich was the second largest city in Medieval Britain: why? In recent years a number of major … [Read More...]
A major Anglo-Saxon cathedral has been revealed - directly under the flagstones of the nave of … [Read More...]
The field of archaeology covers the full extent of human existence, through time and across the … [Read More...]
From Chinese bronzes and Ango-Saxon burial goods, to children’s workshops and international … [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...]
