I have now examined the archaeology of every county in Britain bar one – Wiltshire. This was no accident, for I have…
Across Dorset, impressive earthworks mark the location of Iron Age hillforts. Until recently, though, little archaeological attention had been paid to what…
The Treasure Act and the Portable Antiquities Scheme have released their annual reports, and the number of new finds made by members…
In last month’s ‘Science Notes’ we took you on a tour of the Oxford Radiocarbon Accelerator Unit, discussing the intricacies of radiocarbon…
Over the decades there have been tantalising hints about the Emperor Nero (r. AD 54-68) and his possible connections with the Roman…
In April, a survey was conducted on the 1,800 gravestones in Dundee Howff cemetery by the Dundee Howff Conservation Group, aided by…
Richard III was reburied in Leicester Cathedral in 2015 (see CA 303), but his original resting place has not been forgotten. The…
A team from the University of Bristol, led by Cat Jarman and Mark Horton, is reanalysing the Viking site at Repton in…
During November, Wessex Archaeology, with the support of the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO), returned to Barrow Clump – a Neolithic settlement on…
Celebrating the Portable Antiquities Scheme in Oxfordshire since the Scheme’s inception, Anni Byard has chosen 50 objects from over 30,000 recorded over…
Review – First Stop North of Londinium: the archaeology of Roman Enfield and its roadline settlement
Excavations in the modern borough since 1966 by the Enfield Archaeological Society have revealed traces of a roadside settlement that might have…