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"Feet- did you say Feet?-Ugh-h-h!" That is the usual remark I hear when I mention my Research … [Read More...]

On the night of 31 March 1986, Hampton Court Palace caught fire. The great state apartments, built … [Read More...]

A rich burial dating to within 20 years after the Roman conquest has just been excavated in a gravel … [Read More...]

Most Roman towns were sited either over previous towns, or over Roman forts. London was unusual in … [Read More...]

The Celts were warriors, and the most prominent remains of the Iron Age are the great hillforts, … [Read More...]

Environmental archaeology provides a landscape context for the archaeological activities on sites. … [Read More...]

Should you make a career in archaeology? The Current Archaeology Career guide has traditionally been … [Read More...]

One of the advantages of being Editor-in-Chief is that sometimes one is invited to some rather nice … [Read More...]
Special Offer: 3 FREE issues! For a limited time only, we are … [Read More...]

Wellington Arch, the famous landmark on Hyde Park Corner, re-opened to the public today (9 May) … [Read More...]

There were over 300 leper hospitals in Medieval England. Mostly founded between the 12th and 13th … [Read More...]

After four weeks of fun, frivolity and fascinating finds, the first series of Pub Dig series has … [Read More...]

The traditional image of a Medieval leper is a familiar one. Tainted by spiritual pollution, they were outcasts shunned by society. Yet excavations on the site of St Mary Magdalen leper hospital in Winchester are revealing a different picture. Here the afflicted were cared for in substantial structures, before being laid to rest in a carefully … [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...]