Examining a new addition to the Hadrian’s Wall ‘souvenir’ vessels Over the last 300 years, a handful of enamelled bronze vessels, most…
Submitted by Paul Townson I would like to preface this text by saying that I am an English teacher and am in…
Extraordinary insights into everyday Bronze Age life Between 2015 and 2016, Cambridge Archaeological Unit excavated Britain’s most completely preserved prehistoric settlement outside…
Stonehenge In my columns to date I have barely mentioned Stonehenge. This is deliberate; for all that I love archaeology I am…
Uncovering luxury living and ‘ritual activity’ in Roman Oxfordshire Archaeological work in rural Oxfordshire has uncovered the remains of a winged corridor…
Excavating around Salisbury Plain Last month I began a tour around the final county of the UK that I had yet to…
Exploring the archaeology of Smallhythe Place Smallhythe Place, a National Trust property in Kent, is home to a picturesque timber-framed house with…
I have now examined the archaeology of every county in Britain bar one – Wiltshire. This was no accident, for I have…
Tracing the impact – and the experiences – of the Roman army in Britain A major new exhibition at the British Museum…
The county of Gloucestershire encompasses a wide variety of landscapes, from the mix of urban and traditional farming communities (now more often…
At its peak, the Roman army acted as a military, naval, and police force to about a quarter of the population of…