Britain's favourite archaeology magazine
Takes an interest in all aspects of the industrial history of the county. Holds meetings in Winter months, field trips and excavations in the summer. Three bulletins each year plus other regular publications.
On 12th September the University of Leicester held an extraordinary press conference. They announced … [Read More...]
At a Leicester press conference today (4 Feb), experts announced that the human remains found … [Read More...]
Update: for an account of how DNA analysis confirmed the identity of Richard III, see our short … [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...]
The man who died half a million years ago. In a gravel pit at Boxgrove, just outside Chichester, … [Read More...]
Has King Arthur been discovered at Tintagel? Tintagel, on the North coast of Cornwall, is famed … [Read More...]
Disillusioned by popular representations, Bradley L. Garrett finds himself with an M.A. in … [Read More...]
Environmental archaeology is the study of the long-term relationship between humans and their … [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...]
