War: what is it good for? This question resonates along the length of the human story, with archaeological evidence of weapons and traumatic injuries stretching back far into prehistory. While the traditional answer is ‘absolutely nothing’, historical conflicts have undeniably shaped interactions between communities, transformed the ways in which land…
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After last month’s column on Westminster Cathedral, I will continue my ecclesiastical theme this month by exploring three of the great religious…
Examining a new addition to the Hadrian’s Wall ‘souvenir’ vessels Over the last 300 years, a handful of enamelled bronze vessels, most…
In last month’s column, I examined a series of sites legacy of the Norman Conquest. One of these was Westminster Abbey, which…
Uncovering 8,000 years of life and death on the Cotswold Edge Recent excavations at Milestone Ground on the eastern edge of Broadway…
The news that the Bayeux Tapestry will be making a once-in-a-lifetime visit to Britain from September 2026 until July 2027 made me…
Charlotte Frearson, Jennifer French, and Andrew Gardner discuss why any prospective undergraduate should give the discipline serious consideration.…
Ian Haynes, Professor of Archaeology at Newcastle University, discusses the challenges in providing students with a thorough archaeological education and explains how…
Is this the time to pursue a course in archaeology? The word from the field that reaches the Current Archaeology offices is…
Don Henson, Director of CASPAR (Centre for Audio-Visual Study and Practice in Archaeology) explains how an innovative new centre at the Institute…
In a gravel pit at Boxgrove, just outside Chichester, the remains of a man have been discovered, half a million years old.…
Burial chambers of the Neolithic In the Neolithic – the New Stone Age – the older you were, the more important you…
A large Bronze Age boat has recently been discovered at Dover. Keith Parfitt, of the Canterbury Archaeological Trust, reports.…
The Celts were warriors, and the most prominent remains of the Iron Age are the great hillforts, surrounded by banks and ditches…
The great Iron Age hoards discovered at Snettisham in Norfolk form the richest Iron Age treasure ever discovered in this country.…
A rich burial dating to within 20 years after the Roman conquest has just been excavated in a gravel quarry at Stanway,…
