It was long thought that huge and complex monuments like Mount Pleasant in Dorset had developed over many centuries – but new…
Happy New Year! It always feels odd when I sit to write my December letter, knowing that I am addressing you in…
Scientific analysis of a human skeleton discovered at Tarrant Hinton in Dorset has shed new light on life – and the transmission…
Dorset is rich in heritage, with an array of historical sites and towns, as well as unique natural landmarks. This book offers…
Across Dorset, impressive earthworks mark the location of Iron Age hillforts. Until recently, though, little archaeological attention had been paid to what…
One hundred years ago this month, the Representation of the People Act 1918 made political history, giving British women the vote for…
It is a startling thought that (thanks to a quirk of the publishing process) this is the last issue of CA with…
Further excavations by Bournemouth University at North Down, Winterborne Kingston, in Dorset, have revealed a later Bronze Age settlement and an enclosed farmstead of…
Two shipwreck sites spanning some 300 years and lying 280 miles apart have been safeguarded under the Protection of Wrecks Act 1973.…
Why were Pictish symbols carved into Trusty’s Hill, far to the south of where they usually occur? Investigation of a hillfort towering…