Britain's favourite archaeology magazine
Aims to support the Trust financially and practically. Makes grants in support of Trust activities. Opportunities for Friends to help with finds processing and sometimes at Trust excavations. Programme of lectures, visits and annual short holiday. Access to specialist library for Friends. Publishes three newsletters a year.
On the night of 31 March 1986, Hampton Court Palace caught fire. The great state apartments, built … [Read More...]
What do you do if you find yourself bewitched? If you find you are constantly out of sorts, and you … [Read More...]
A major Anglo-Saxon cathedral has been revealed - directly under the flagstones of the nave of … [Read More...]
In the early 4th century, a troop of boatmen were transferred from one end of the Roman Empire to … [Read More...]
Newark Castle has always been something of a problem. The west front, facing out onto the River … [Read More...]
Disillusioned by popular representations, Bradley L. Garrett finds himself with an M.A. in … [Read More...]
Joe Flatman, author of the award-winning book 'Becoming an archaeologist: a guide to professional … [Read More...]
One of the advantages of being Editor-in-Chief is that sometimes one is invited to some rather nice … [Read More...]
Special Offer: 3 FREE issues! For a limited time only, we are … [Read More...]
Wellington Arch, the famous landmark on Hyde Park Corner, re-opened to the public today (9 May) … [Read More...]
There were over 300 leper hospitals in Medieval England. Mostly founded between the 12th and 13th … [Read More...]
After four weeks of fun, frivolity and fascinating finds, the first series of Pub Dig series has … [Read More...]
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...]
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...]
