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Richard III
Richard III: DNA analysis
Update: for an account of how DNA analysis confirmed the identity of Richard III, see our short … [Read More...]
Face to face with Richard III
More than 500 years after his death, members of the public can look King Richard III in the eye once … [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
London’s Pompeii? The rise and fall of a Roman waterfront
In early May the excavation of a riverbank in the heart of Roman London drew to a close. Waterlogged … [Read More...]
Walbrook channel: mystery panel
A 6-month excavation in the heart of London has revealed thousands of artefacts illuminating the … [Read More...]
Coins and the Bible
Render unto Caesar . . . Many people study Roman coins, but how were they actually … [Read More...]
After the Ice: exhibiting life at Star Carr
11,000-year-old artefacts from Star Carr, Britain's largest-known Mesolithic settlement, will go on … [Read More...]
Timeline of Britain
AD 1300 – Rhosyr – A Welsh Princes Palace
Before the conquest of Wales by Edward I in 1283, the Welsh Kingdoms were flourishing. Yet … [Read More...]
200 BC – Castell Henllys
The Celts were warriors, and the most prominent remains of the Iron Age are the great hillforts, … [Read More...]
Advice
Digging A Future
Archaeology graduate Emma Watts-Plumpkin left university in the summer – but not before being … [Read More...]
Academia – the Professor’s point of view
Ian Haynes, Professor of Archaeology at Newcastle University, discusses the challenges in providing … [Read More...]
Latest Issue
Current Archaeology 280 – out now!
Comparisons with Pompeii or Tutankhamen’s tomb are easily overused when attempting to convey the excitement of a new archaeological discovery. Recent media reports labelling an excavation at the new Bloomberg Place in the heart of London the ‘Pompeii of the North’ could risk dooming the results, however exciting, to disappointing comparisons … [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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