‘The past lies in fragments… one might just as well try to reconstruct the idea of a tree from its leaves, or…
Caroline Wickham- Jones offers a useful, if at times rather dry, overview of current research on submerged landscapes around the world. The…
Roots of Nationhood is a timely volume that explores questions of heritage and nationhood. The chapters offer perspectives on themes of place,…
An exhibition at Cambridge’s Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology brings together artefacts from early excavations at Star Carr, the latest finds from…
Christopher Tripp takes readers on a tour of Thurrock’s past, from the Palaeolithic (tools having been found at Purfleet, for example) to…
When does an object become an artefact? Is an artefact always an artefact? How do artefacts relate to human evolution? How do…
When we think about Victorian childhood, we probably conjure up images of ragged Dickensian street urchins, strict educations, and children seen and…
It is little surprise that geology initially evolved as a British science, for within a set of smallish islands the British Isles…
This is a teaching resource published by Forestry and Land Scotland. Aimed at students of later primary school age (that is, 8-…
Alasdair Whittle’s most recent contribution to this fascinating period in European prehistory argues cogently against the concept of wholesale change at a…
Bolton Museum recently opened its new-look Egyptian galleries to the public. Lucia Marchini paid a visit to find out more about the…