Illuminating the past and informing the present with ancient DNA Pioneering research in the Francis Crick Institute’s Ancient Genomics Lab is boosting…
A very rare mammoth carving has been discovered on a wall in Cheddar Caves (Somerset, England). The 13,000 yearold carving is being…
A Neolithic complex has been found in Orkney (Scotland) that rivals the importance of the well-known Skara Brae site. Only a small…
Northumberland National Park archaeologists, rangers and volunteers from Coquetdale Community Archaeology Group are taking part in a major conservation effort to restore…
Archaeologists in Herefordshire have uncovered a hitherto unknown type of monument – a serpentine path at least 75m in length, made up…
The Time team is Britain’s longest running archaeology TV series. Here, Professor Mick Aston, the leader of the Time Team, reveals the…
‘Flames were in their eyes, and in their teeth whiteness, and in their whole body a noisome blackness appeared…’…
Many people from all walks of life find the idea of going on an archaeological dig to be a fascinating prospect, but…
Few activities are as rewarding as the physical exploration of a personal hobby or interest, and for archaeological enthusiasts an increasing variety…
Carenza Lewis, Preceptor in Archaeology at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, and Team member of Channel 4’s Time Team tells us of going…
![Hampton Court Palace and the Privy Garden as seen from the top of an extending ladder. The original bedding trenches have here been re-excavated. Note the original palace of Henry VIII to the left of the Wren building [Photo Credit: Northamptonshire Archaeology]](https://archaeology.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/1994/09/ca140-8web-300x193.jpg)
On the night of 31 March 1986, Hampton Court Palace caught fire. The great state apartments, built by Wren, were ravaged, but…