Britain's favourite archaeology magazine
A small group founded in 2006. Currently engaged on a study of the parish church, St Bartholomew, which is multi-perio probably on a Saxon foundation.
It costs £5 per person per year to join us (August to July), and no experience of any kind is necessary as part of the fun is passing on skills. Meetings once a month on site, usually on a Saturday, with occasional meetings at other times arranged between ourselves.
Secretary: Kathleen Morris, email: morrisk32002@yahoo.co.uk
Is this the skull of Richard III? Today (4 February) the University of Leicester, with Channel 4, … [Read More...]
Update: for an account of how DNA analysis confirmed the identity of Richard III, see our short … [Read More...]
Following questions about the validity of using a genetic sample from a modern day relative of … [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 Middle Ages, life was communal, and the basic building structure was the open hall. Even … [Read More...]
The medieval castle is one of the great glories of British archaeology. The finest are those in … [Read More...]
Dr Andrew Fitzpatrick, Head of Communications, Wessex Archaeology tells CA what do you need to do to … [Read More...]
Environmental archaeology provides a landscape context for the archaeological activities on sites. … [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...]
