Britain's favourite archaeology magazine
Organises excursions and publishes a newsletter twice a year. Survey and fieldwork training for members. Engaged in field survey and documentary research, but no excavation at present.
On 12th September the University of Leicester held an extraordinary press conference. They announced … [Read More...]
University of Leicester archaeologists have found the lost church where Richard III was buried over … [Read More...]
Following questions about the validity of using a genetic sample from a modern day relative of … [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...]
Roman mosaics are perhaps the most spectacular Roman remains in Britain. Many of the finest come … [Read More...]
A major Anglo-Saxon cathedral has been revealed - directly under the flagstones of the nave of … [Read More...]
Disillusioned by popular representations, Bradley L. Garrett finds himself with an M.A. in … [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...]
