Britain's favourite archaeology magazine
Annual one-day conference in April. Annual journal & two annual newsletters: South Midlands Archaeology. We try to act as a pivot for the exchange of information regarding activities. AGM in Autumn
On Monday 4th February the results of tests on a skeleton found beneath a Leicester carpark were … [Read More...]
On 12th September the University of Leicester held an extraordinary press conference. They announced … [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...]
11,000-year-old artefacts from Star Carr, Britain's largest-known Mesolithic settlement, will go on … [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 the Middle Ages, life was communal, and the basic building structure was the open hall. Even … [Read More...]
The medieval castle is one of the great glories of British archaeology. The finest are those in … [Read More...]
Distance learning can offer a valuable route into archaeological study for those who are unable, or … [Read More...]
Ian Haynes, Professor of Archaeology at Newcastle University, discusses the challenges in providing … [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...]
