On 26 October 1918, the nation received an unusual gift: Stonehenge. The monument had been bought at auction by Sir Cecil Chubb,…
Recent excavations at the Theatre, the playhouse where most of Shakespeare’s early plays were first performed, have uncovered evidence from the first…
Scattered across England, a host of monumental mounds have long been interpreted as Norman castle mottes. Large round mounds boast a much…
Post-excavation analysis of the Curtain Theatre in Shoreditch, which staged some of Shakespeare’s plays (see CA 316), has revealed new clues to…
This month CA turns 50 and we are taking the opportunity to celebrate. Alongside the usual array of fascinating archaeological discoveries, we…
The true nature of the events that played out at Burnswark in the 2nd century AD has long excited speculation. Two Roman camps were…