Illuminating the past and informing the present with ancient DNA Pioneering research in the Francis Crick Institute’s Ancient Genomics Lab is boosting…
Modern Bath Abbey overlies the site of what was one of the largest cathedrals in medieval England. Now its remains, together with…
A small area of rural Cambridgeshire has proven remarkably rich in archaeological evidence for the funerary practices of long-vanished communities – including…
The small stone circle that has stood in Liverpool’s Calderstones Park for the past half century is in fact the remains…
In last month’s column, I picked some of my favourite covers from the first hundred issues of Current Archaeology, the years 1967-1986,…
The latest contribution to our understanding of Neolithic lifestyles in the British Isles comes in the form of a wide-ranging book by…
Almost 30 years ago, the c.4,250-year-old remains of a young woman were discovered in a remote spot at the northern tip of…
In my column on the ‘great excavation’ of Shapwick (CA 345), I included one of my all-time favourite Current Archaeology cover photos,…
How did the kingdoms of early medieval England evolve into a single nation?A new exhibition at the British Library combines artefacts and…
Last month’s ‘great excavation’ explored prehistoric Somerset through the work of John and Bryony Coles along the Sweet Track. In this month’s…
During the Seven Years War, troops from Hesse, near Frankfurt, were stationed in Hampshire to guard against French invasion. Excavation outside Winchester…