The Roman army tried to conquer Scotland three times. Our cover feature examines the experiences of soldiers in the frontier zone, the civilian communities that grew up around their forts, and the local people who called these lands home. In the centuries immediately after Roman occupation ended in Britain, the…
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Continuing last month’s exploration of high sites across the country, both well known and less well known, that reflect the profound impact…
Transforming the story of two Sussex villages A recent series of excavations across Burpham and Wepham in West Sussex has revealed new…
Uncovering the hidden human history of a celebrated Scottish island A small team of archaeologists has been undertaking research into the island…
One of the joys of the Current Archaeology archive is its ‘tales of the unexpected’. After last month’s column on early medieval…
In my previous two columns I explored some of the known for their medieval and later histories, and for their towering urban…
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,…
