Britain's favourite archaeology magazine
Supports archaeology in Lincoln in various ways. Programme of monthly talks by visiting speakers. Organises outings and annual holiday. Publishes a wide range of educational publications on Lincoln’s archaeology and a regular newsletter.
If it seems a stroke of incredible good fortune that ULAS’ trial trenches came down on the very … [Read More...]
A horse! a horse! my kingdom for a horse! Such were Richard the III's last words according to … [Read More...]
University of Leicester archaeologists have found a 'prime candidate' for the remains of Richard … [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...]
The man who died half a million years ago. In a gravel pit at Boxgrove, just outside Chichester, … [Read More...]
In the 18th and 19th centuries, hundreds of thousands of people crossed the Atlantic to a New World … [Read More...]
In experimental archaeology, archaeological theories are put to the test in a practical way by … [Read More...]
Should you make a career in archaeology? The Current Archaeology Career guide has traditionally been … [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...]
