How do you begin to analyse a corroded mass of almost 70,000 Celtic coins? Neil Mahrer guides us through the painstaking process…
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The immediate aftermath of Roman occupation in Britain is often stereotyped as a post-imperial anti-climax during which the Roman way of life rapidly fell away. In recent decades, though, archaeological research has done much to dispel this pessimistic picture of the ‘Dark Ages’ – and, it appears, not all Roman…
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How do you begin to analyse a corroded mass of almost 70,000 Celtic coins? Neil Mahrer guides us through the painstaking process…
Recent analysis of 12 teeth, first excavated at the Palaeolithic site of La Cotte de St Brelade in Jersey between 1910 and…
A large Anglo-Saxon cemetery has recently been discovered at Overstone in Northamptonshire. With 154 interments, it is the largest burial ground from…
The remains of a Victorian bathhouse have recently been discovered beneath a car park in the Mayfield area of Manchester. The site…
The remains of an extravagant but previously unknown garden from the Elizabethan period have recently been revealed at Coleshill in Warwickshire. The…
Analysis of more than 300 human skeletons, recovered from three different medieval burial sites across Cambridge, has provided interesting new details of…
Recent research has potentially identified an intriguing new connection between Stonehenge and a partially dismantled stone circle in south-west Wales – furthering…
This latest book in the ’50 Finds’ series from the Portable Antiquities Scheme is the first to focus on a specific artefact…
This book provides a brief history of how humans have dealt with their dead over the centuries – mainly focusing on the…
More than a decade in the making, this book was well worth the wait. It is a thorough compendium of knowledge on…
Classical Caledonia explores the antiquarian rediscovery of Scotland’s Roman remains, and how these have influenced and continue to influence Scottish identity, impacting…
Sheffield Castle is a rare archaeological treat put together by a university team working with local authorities and professional archaeologists. It is…
Go Digging
PLEASE NOTE THE 2020 EXCAVATION SEASON HAS BEEN CANCELLED The Shropshire border between England and Wales is filled with impressive historic monuments, from spectactular castles and hillforts, Roman towns and ancient archaeological sites. Tucked away in a field beside Soulton Hall stands a strikingly…
In archaeology the ability to measure the location of a site, artefact,…
As well as offering the best in archaeological training and support, the…
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Advice
This month marks the second University Archaeology Day, following 2017’s successful inaugural event. Charlotte Frearson, Jennifer French, and Andrew Gardner discuss why…
Is this the time to pursue a course in archaeology? The word from the field that reaches the Current Archaeology offices is…
Don Henson, Director of CASPAR (Centre for Audio-Visual Study and Practice in Archaeology) explains how an innovative new centre at the Institute…
A guide to all the major university archaeology departments in the UK Here we list all the major University departments that specialise…
The Timeline of Britain
In a gravel pit at Boxgrove, just outside Chichester, the remains of a man have been discovered, half a million ...
Burial chambers of the Neolithic In the Neolithic - the New Stone Age - the older you were, the more ...
A large Bronze Age boat has recently been discovered at Dover. Keith Parfitt, of the Canterbury Archaeological Trust, reports ...
The Celts were warriors, and the most prominent remains of the Iron Age are the great hillforts, surrounded by banks ...
The great Iron Age hoards discovered at Snettisham in Norfolk form the richest Iron Age treasure ever discovered in this ...
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