Interests are local history, natural history, archaeology, genealogy.
Kintyre Antiquarian & Natural History Society
March 1, 2000 By Filed Under: Local Societies
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Richard III
Is this the skull of Richard III?
Is this the skull of Richard III? Today (4 February) the University of Leicester, with Channel 4, … [Read More...]
Richard III: the significance of the choir
University of Leicester archaeologists today (12 September) announced that they may have found the … [Read More...]
Reconstructing Richard III’s resting place
Two days after unveiling a reconstruction of the face of Richard III, Leicester experts have now … [Read More...]
Mick’s Dig Diary
A green and pleasant parish
In CA 274, Mick explained how his local research project examining the origins of Winscombe in … [Read More...]
An unexpected project
In his new bi-monthly column, Mick Aston guides us through the trials and triumphs of local … [Read More...]
Recent News
Digging London’s past: Syon Park excavation
This summer the Museum of London will return to Syon Park, Hounslow, with digging opportunities for … [Read More...]
Peasant houses in Midland England: How the Black Death prompted a building boom
It used to be thought that only high-class houses had survived from the Medieval period. Radiocarbon … [Read More...]
Current Archaeology 279
What was life really like for Medieval peasants? Renowned as the epitome of poverty, they appear as … [Read More...]
VIDEO: The search for Richard III – Richard Buckley at CA Live! 2013
In September 2012, archaeologists from the University of Leicester announced a significant … [Read More...]
Timeline of Britain
AD 1250 – Wood Hall
In the Middle Ages, life was communal, and the basic building structure was the open hall. Even … [Read More...]
AD 200 – Littlehay Roman Barn
Roman Britain does not just consist of grand buildings. There are also smaller buildings out in the … [Read More...]
Advice
A Career in Archaeology
Should you make a career in archaeology? The Current Archaeology Career guide has traditionally been … [Read More...]
Experimental archaeology
In experimental archaeology, archaeological theories are put to the test in a practical way by … [Read More...]
Latest Issue
Current Archaeology 279
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...]
Reasons to subscribe
Benefits of Current Archaeology
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...]
World Archaeology Magazine
World Archaeology
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...]
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