After last month’s column on Westminster Cathedral, I will continue my ecclesiastical theme this month by exploring three of the great religious…
Humble Works for Humble People is a study of the structures associated with Galway and North Clare’s fishing industry: from ‘artisanal’ piers…
The reader needs to be aware of the author and his previous county-based gazetteers to know what this book covers. The subject…
Focusing not so much on marine environments (as the title might suggest) as on wetlands and inland waterways, this book is the…
Winchester is a city with remarkable historical and archaeological roots. At various times playing a local, national, and international role, the city…
The tomb of China’s first emperor is renowned for its buried army of terracotta warriors. Lucia Marchini tours a new exhibition exploring…
The arsenal of iron shot that was carried aboard Henry VIII’s flagship, the Mary Rose, may have once struck fear into the…
Julius Caesar first invaded Britain on 23 August 55 BC. Within a month, he was gone, and although his army – fewer…
Most of England’s monumental mounds are assumed to be Norman castle mottes built in the period immediately after the Conquest – but…
In this latest column exploring ‘great excavations’ (a mini-series that we began last month), I turn my attention to the Roman period.…
I’ve attended Current Archaeology’s conference every year since joining the magazine as editorial assistant in 2011, and have helped plan and chair…