A lead vessel bearing early Christian iconography has been discovered at Vindolanda. It is the first cup or chalice to be found…
Explore the latest news from the past is in this month's issue of Current Archaeology!…
In 1849, John Collingwood Bruce led an expedition to Hadrian’s Wall to tour the Roman remains. Since then, this trip – known…
Even a brand new town can hold ancient secrets. That is certainly the case at Sherford, currently under construction outside Plymouth, where…
Visiting any of the great national museums on the Continent (even the regional and local ones, come to that), students of Roman…
Over 4,500 years ago, the Bell Beaker phenomenon swept across much of Europe. The resulting changes to burial practices and technology are…
Vindolanda, the Roman auxiliary fort just south of Hadrian’s Wall, is known for its treasure trove of well-preserved Roman archaeology, and this…
The long-running excavations at Vindolanda, a Roman auxiliary fort just south of Hadrian’s Wall, have uncovered an apparently hastily abandoned cavalry barracks…
Our cover story examines an unsuspected crypt discovered in a former church during redevelopment work. Although the space was too dangerous to…