Examining a new addition to the Hadrian’s Wall ‘souvenir’ vessels Over the last 300 years, a handful of enamelled bronze vessels, most…
Review – Britannia Surveyed: new light on early Roman Britain through the work of military surveyors
Readers of CA may recall a feature entitled ‘Charting the Roads’, in which John Poulter and Rob Entwistle argued for the existence…
Like its predecessors, this new book in the ‘50 Finds’ series presents a range of carefully selected artefacts in a well-illustrated, brief…
This detailed analysis of one of the most important Augustinian priories with its associated hospital in medieval England is the product of…
I can strongly recommend this handsomely produced monograph to all those archaeologists with an interest in the early medieval period, a period…
The clothes worn by archaeologists on site provide a vivid record not only of how the discipline has evolved over time, but…
Birch bark tar (manufactured by the heating of bark in airtight conditions) has long been prized for its sticky, water resistant, and…
Excavations in Claypath, Durham, have uncovered the remains of what has been dubbed the city’s ‘earliest recorded resident’.…
A complex of Roman buildings has been uncovered on a slope overlooking the Gwent Levels at Llanwern, near Newport in South Wales.…
More than 50 burials have been excavated within the medieval burial grounds surrounding Lincoln Cathedral, including what is thought to be the…
Last year, four men were jailed for stealing and selling one of the most significant Viking hoards ever found in western Britain.…