More than a decade in the making, this book was well worth the wait. It is a thorough compendium of knowledge on…
Analysis of medieval skeletons from two sites, one in Chichester and another in Raunds Furnells, has identified the presence of Mycobacterium leprae…
New research into the origins of leprosy in Ireland has revealed connections with the Viking world. A team from Queen’s University Belfast,…
Our cover story takes us to the longest archaeological ‘site’ in Britain: the banks of the River Thames. For ten years, Thames…
Scattered across England, a host of monumental mounds have long been interpreted as Norman castle mottes. Large round mounds boast a much…
Ancient DNA analysis of an Anglo-Saxon woman from East Anglia, afflicted with leprosy, has indicated that there could be a link between…