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The trust conducts original research into the prehistoric, Roman and industrial archaeology of the district. Occasional lectures and tours of local sites. Publications The Prehistory of Saddleworth by Dr P W B Stonehouse and Roman Saddleworth by Ken Booth. Both available from Saddleworth Museum, 01457 874093. Forthcoming publication The Industrial Archaeology of Saddleworth.
University of Leicester archaeologists today (12 September) announced that they may have found the … [Read More...]
A horse! a horse! my kingdom for a horse! Such were Richard the III's last words according to … [Read More...]
If it seems a stroke of incredible good fortune that ULAS’ trial trenches came down on the very … [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...]
Norwich was the second largest city in Medieval Britain: why? In recent years a number of major … [Read More...]
What happened to London after the end of Roman rule? Bede calls it a 'mart of many nations' yet for … [Read More...]
Archaeology and football are not mutually exclusive: Archaeologist Jason Wood visits Liverpool’s … [Read More...]
The dramatic emergence of the Mary Rose from the bottom of the sea off Portsmouth in 1982 inspired … [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...]
