Does civilisation start with beer? According to archaeologist Patrick McGovern, a biomolecular archaeologist at the University of Pennsylvania Museum, the Neolithic Revolution…
The triumph of the numerologists Chairing a meeting at the Society of Antiquaries on the life of Jacquetta Hawkes recently, the Society’s…
Great Scott! World’s oldest butter There are two ways to write an archaeological news story that are best avoided (but frequently deployed):…
Treasure found in river Seeing the headline ‘Treasure found in river’, most Current Archaeology readers would probably think ‘Bronze Age deposition’, but…
Listening to tales told by his blacksmith grandfather in the semi-darkness of his fire-lit forge, Alan Garner absorbed the Cheshire folklore that…
Pee for the Planet Despite having a woman as its Director General, the National Trust has issued some surprisingly sexist advice on…
Bye bye nursery rhymes? The readers of the Daily Telegraph thrive on apocalyptic stories predicting the end of civilisation as we know…
Teenage girls wed old men shockIt sounds like a salacious headline from one of the red-tops, but actually this story comes from…
Morris and the PrinceHaving just written a new guide to Kelmscott Manor, your diarist has a growing admiration for William Morris, whose…
Deja vu The Times published a letter on 2 June 2009 signed by Professors Martin Biddle and Brian Fagan, who called on…