Britain's favourite archaeology magazine
The group studies the social and economic development of South Pennine communities such as combined agricultural and textile production activities. New members welcome to help with research. 2002 survey of Milnrow and Newhey for conservation area status. 2003 sees this publication of this work and continued research. Publication of research and illustrations of the Insignia of the Lancashire Fusiliers from 1688-1968
Update: for an account of how DNA analysis confirmed the identity of Richard III, see our short … [Read More...]
At a Leicester press conference today (4 Feb), experts announced that the human remains found … [Read More...]
On 12th September the University of Leicester held an extraordinary press conference. They announced … [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 18th and 19th centuries, hundreds of thousands of people crossed the Atlantic to a New World … [Read More...]
In the early 4th century, a troop of boatmen were transferred from one end of the Roman Empire to … [Read More...]
Scientific investigative techniques are constantly changing, improving and significantly enhancing … [Read More...]
Archaeology graduate Emma Watts-Plumpkin left university in the summer – but not before being … [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...]
