The winners of this year’s Current Archaeology Awards were announced on Saturday 28th February as part of Current Archaeology Live! 2026. The…
Rare examples of graffiti, made by the Roman army while they were repairing and rebuilding Hadrian’s Wall, have been recorded in a…
The oldest human cranium fragment ever mudlarked from the Thames (found on its foreshore) has been identified as Neolithic. The cranium was…
A study recently published in Scientific Reports, examining examples from across Ireland of what is known as bog butter – waxy deposits…
Recent news from post-excavation analysis of the excavations for the A14 Cambridge-to- Huntingdon improvement scheme (see CA 339), which recently won the…
New research into the origins of leprosy in Ireland has revealed connections with the Viking world. A team from Queen’s University Belfast,…
Excavations in the historic heart of Oxford have shed light on the city’s origins and development – including uncovering some of its…
An exhibition tracing the Vikings through the British Isles has reached the final stop on its two-year tour. Lucia Marchini headed to…
This small but fascinating book tells the story of quarrying, or ‘stone-getting’, in Cumbria, from prehistoric to modern times. David Johnson uses…
This book provides an eminently readable overview of freshwater fishing, redressing the focus on sea fishing that has dominated archaeological narratives in…
This new book, Finds Identified, is a chunky volume celebrating the rich material culture of England and Wales. Brimming with information on…