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The Federation for Ulster Local Studies was established in 1975 to assist local history groups throughout the province in developing their skills and building knowledge of their locality’s past. Since that time it has blossomed into one of the largest bodies of its kind and now provides help and advice to just under 100 groups from all parts of the province.
University of Leicester archaeologists today (12 September) announced the discovery of an adult male … [Read More...]
On Monday 4th February the results of tests on a skeleton found beneath a Leicester carpark were … [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...]
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...]
Render unto Caesar . . . Many people study Roman coins, but how were they actually … [Read More...]
11,000-year-old artefacts from Star Carr, Britain's largest-known Mesolithic settlement, will go on … [Read More...]
On Christmas Day 886, King Alfred, exasperated by the attacks of the Danes, finally decided to … [Read More...]
In the early 4th century, a troop of boatmen were transferred from one end of the Roman Empire to … [Read More...]
In experimental archaeology, archaeological theories are put to the test in a practical way by … [Read More...]
A relative newcomer to the world of archaeology, forensic techniques have been responsible for … [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...]
