This month, we are examining acoustic properties of Stonehenge – a first for ‘Science Notes’, and an area that is seldom considered…
After extensive research, Dr Chris Caple from Durham University has determined that the Yarm helmet – discovered in the 1950s by workmen…
A Neolithic timber circle has recently been identified in Somerset near the village of Priddy. It is the first such monument to…
A lead vessel bearing early Christian iconography has been discovered at Vindolanda. It is the first cup or chalice to be found…
Recent excavation of the North Green at Westminster Abbey has revealed the remains of the Great Sacristy, built in the 1250s on…
Earlier this year, excavations on two sections of the N73 between the historic towns of Mallow and Mitchelstown in the north of…
A recent study has detected a previously unknown ancient clade of the variola virus (VARV) – the causative agent of smallpox –…
Charlotte Golledge’s book takes us on a tour of the burial places of Edinburgh. For each cemetery, she provides a small precis…
Lithological provenancing has featured heavily in the pages of Current Archaeology recently. In one of last month’s features, we discussed the recent…
A project – led by Dr Elizabeth Craig-Atkins from the University of Sheffield, and Dr Richard Madgwick and Dr Ben Jervis from…