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Richard III
Richard III: the search for the last Plantagenet king
On 12th September the University of Leicester held an extraordinary press conference. They announced … [Read More...]
Reconstructing Richard III: the man behind the myth
On Monday 4th February the results of tests on a skeleton found beneath a Leicester carpark were … [Read More...]
Richard III: found?
University of Leicester archaeologists have found a 'prime candidate' for the remains of Richard … [Read More...]
Mick’s Dig Diary
A green and pleasant parish
In CA 274, Mick explained how his local research project examining the origins of Winscombe in … [Read More...]
An unexpected project
In his new bi-monthly column, Mick Aston guides us through the trials and triumphs of local … [Read More...]
Recent News
Digging London’s past: Syon Park excavation
This summer the Museum of London will return to Syon Park, Hounslow, with digging opportunities for … [Read More...]
Peasant houses in Midland England: How the Black Death prompted a building boom
It used to be thought that only high-class houses had survived from the Medieval period. Radiocarbon … [Read More...]
Current Archaeology 279
What was life really like for Medieval peasants? Renowned as the epitome of poverty, they appear as … [Read More...]
VIDEO: The search for Richard III – Richard Buckley at CA Live! 2013
In September 2012, archaeologists from the University of Leicester announced a significant … [Read More...]
Timeline of Britain
AD 1200 – Norwich: the second largest medieval city
Norwich was the second largest city in Medieval Britain: why? In recent years a number of major … [Read More...]
AD 105 – Vindolanda
Roman documents discovered Probably the most important - and certainly the most dramatic … [Read More...]
Advice
Is there a future in studying the past?
Is this the time to pursue a course in archaeology? The word from the field that reaches the Current … [Read More...]
Digging A Future
Archaeology graduate Emma Watts-Plumpkin left university in the summer – but not before being … [Read More...]
Latest Issue
Current Archaeology 279
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...]
Reasons to subscribe
Benefits of Current Archaeology
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...]
World Archaeology Magazine
World Archaeology
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...]
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