Britain's favourite archaeology magazine
Programme of evening lectures. Field trips in summer. Occasional weekend residential field trips. Training courses on excavating, field walking and graveyard surveying held from time to time. Publishes a journal and newsletters. Participates in National Archaeology Day and National Heritage Day.
If it seems a stroke of incredible good fortune that ULAS’ trial trenches came down on the very … [Read More...]
University of Leicester archaeologists today (12 September) announced the discovery of an adult male … [Read More...]
In September 2012, archaeologists from the University of Leicester announced a significant … [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...]
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 September 2012, archaeologists from the University of Leicester announced a significant … [Read More...]
In the 7th century AD, a King - it was surely no less - received a magnificent burial at Sutton Hoo, … [Read More...]
Has King Arthur been discovered at Tintagel? Tintagel, on the North coast of Cornwall, is famed … [Read More...]
Environmental archaeology is the study of the long-term relationship between humans and their … [Read More...]
This specialism looks at ideologies and belief systems of previous civilisationsthrough their … [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...]
