Britain's favourite archaeology magazine
Applies the techniques of material science to relevant archaeological problems, principally the investigation of Archaeo-metallurgical related material. Provides a service to archaeologists for the characterisation of such material at a fair cost.
More than 500 years after his death, members of the public can look King Richard III in the eye once … [Read More...]
University of Leicester archaeologists today (12 September) announced that they may have found the … [Read More...]
University of Leicester archaeologists today (12 September) announced the discovery of an adult male … [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...]
11,000-year-old artefacts from Star Carr, Britain's largest-known Mesolithic settlement, will go on … [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...]
Most Roman towns were sited either over previous towns, or over Roman forts. London was unusual in … [Read More...]
Perhaps the biggest disruption in the Hebrides was the advent of the Vikings. But what remained of … [Read More...]
The field of archaeology covers the full extent of human existence, through time and across the … [Read More...]
Former CA Editor Lisa Westcott spent an inspiring week in the trenches, brushing up on her … [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...]
