I have now examined the archaeology of every county in Britain bar one – Wiltshire. This was no accident, for I have…
Discovering a 17th-century Dutch warship off Eastbourne The discovery of an anonymous shipwreck off the coast of Sussex set archaeologists on the…
I am now on the home stretch of my explorations of the counties of Britain through the pages of Current Archaeology. I…
The archaeology of Llanddwyn Island Located off the south coast of Ynys Môn (Anglesey), Llanddwyn Island was home to a small monastic…
This month’s column will head to Northern Ireland, profoundly aware of the sensitivities of this place, its peoples, and its past. Inevitably,…
Illuminating Iron Age hillforts in Wales In CA 388 we asked, ‘what are hillforts for?’, and Toby Driver’s new book Hillforts of…
In my travels around the country on behalf of Current Archaeology, I have never written a column with so many twists and…
Revealing the hard, often brief, lives of pauper apprentices A collaborative project has brought to light the lives of a 19th-century community…
After last month’s column on Cumbria, I now head east into neighbouring Northumberland. Current Archaeology’s coverage of the county is perplexing –…
Exploring the extra-mural settlement of a Hadrian’s Wall fort For the last three years, excavations outside the walls of Birdoswald Roman fort…
After a brief pause for last month’s celebrations surrounding CA 400, I will now return to my ‘county’ theme, this time exploring…