Uncovering luxury living and ‘ritual activity’ in Roman Oxfordshire Archaeological work in rural Oxfordshire has uncovered the remains of a winged corridor…
It has long been thought that sweet chestnut trees were introduced to Britain by the Romans – a belief popularised by 18th-century…
A large carved stone that was probably launched from a medieval catapult or trebuchet has been excavated at Edinburgh’s Grassmarket. Similar in…
A section of the Roman road that runs between Wigan and Walton-le-Dale has recently been uncovered – a noteworthy discovery, as its…
For this month’s ‘Science Notes’, CA’s Deputy Editor Kathryn Krakowka visited the ancient DNA (aDNA) lab at the Natural History Museum in…
This month has brought a flurry of Roman news (as you can see on preceding pages), and one more discovery of this…
Whether you are an academic reviewing the history of lime kilns across Britain or simply an enthusiast who is interested in understanding…
Clifton Quarry is a key site for the prehistory of the West Midlands. The outstanding discovery was an early Iron Age settlement,…
Asked to think about catacombs, our minds might initially turn to the grand subterranean ossuaries of, say, Rome or Paris. However, London…
Robin Derricourt’s book is an overview of current and past research on the nature of the evidence for children in prehistory. As…
Over the recent past there has been a flurry of literature concerned with the Neolithic of the British Isles, each book promoting…