Examining a new addition to the Hadrian’s Wall ‘souvenir’ vessels Over the last 300 years, a handful of enamelled bronze vessels, most…
How does Heritage Link work? Heritage Link is a strange organisation that aims to help heritage charities work better. It presents an…
Royal Hospital Greenwich was the naval equivalent of the more famous Chelsea Hospital for army veterans. It was a retirement home for…
When large amounts of rare pottery, Venetian tea bowls, Cuban silver coins and pottery from the Caribbean began to turn up in…
Medieval historian Geoffrey of Monmouth claimed Arthur was conceived at Tintagel, a myth that has helped make it one of the most…
A stunning hoard of Iron Age gold coins was found in Suffolk in spring 2008, and has turned out to be one…
We’ve gone through the last 12 months of CA and picked out some of the sites, projects, books and personalities that have…
Current Archaeology, Cardiff University and the National Museum Cardiff are pleased to announce the 2nd annual Archaeology Festival, 6-8 February 2009…
Archaeologists in York have uncovered a Viking house at Hungate earlier this month. The building dates from the mid to late 10th…
A lump of chalk carved to resemble a piglet with snout and floppy ears has been found in the grave of a…
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Shakespeare is associated mainly with the Globe and the South Bank. But most of his early plays were first performed at a…