Interpreting evidence of conflict from the Neolithic to the coming of the Romans Interpersonal violence has been a fact of human existence…
Four hundred years ago, the Mayflower carried around 100 would-be colonists across the Atlantic to found Plymouth Plantation in Massachusetts. What can…
As we find online resources more necessary than ever, we have put together a selection of options to ensure that you can…
In the previous two issues, I began on the Wirral coast of Merseyside, before heading inland to Liverpool and Greater Manchester, and…
In this month’s ‘Science Notes’, we explore the evolution of the Y chromosome in Neanderthals and Denisovans (an extinct subspecies of humans,…
What should I call my book? As some of you may know, I am spending my retirement, or semi-retirement, on writing what…
A large study, led by researchers from the University of Copenhagen, has mapped the DNA of the Viking world. The results paint…
Archaeological investigations at Shrewsbury Castle have provided surprising insights into the make-up of some of its defences.…
In 2012, an extensive excavation was carried out in the Stoke Quay area of Ipswich by Oxford Archaeology and Pre-Construct Archaeology. Covering…
xcavations within the West Ward of Bamburgh Castle in Northumberland have revealed the partial foundations of what appears to have been a…
Archaeologists excavating the Welsh hillfort Beacon Ring (Caer Digoll) made an unexpected discovery relating to the 19th-century Ordnance Survey this summer, which…