Return to Sutton Hoo

After such sensational discoveries it was inevitable that archaeologists would return to Sutton Hoo. Rupert Bruce-Mitford was the first to pick up…

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This month’s issue covers about as broad a spectrum as you can get in archaeology: from prehistory to Boudica, commercial infrastructure projects,…

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It seems the action never stops in archaeology these days, with two big stories reaching CA just as we closed the issue:…

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Just as we go to press, we learn that government funding for the new Stonehenge Visitor Centre has been axed. As one…

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This month’s issue begins with a profile of a community archaeology project located  practically in CA’s back garden. The Thames Discovery Programme…

Hoards and hoarding

Over the last few years, several spectacular hoards have been discovered in Britain in quick succession, the most recent being the magnificent…

Vale of York Hoard

The Vale of York Hoard was initially called the Harrowgate Hoard after the town close to where it was found, and is…

Cuerdale Hoard

The largest Viking hoard ever found outside Russia, was discovered in 1840 by workmen repairing the embankment along the River Ribble at…

Huxley Hoard

Discovered by a metal detectorist in November 2004, the Huxley Hoard is made up of 21 flattened, decorated silver arm-rings and a…

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