The news that the Bayeux Tapestry will be making a once-in-a-lifetime visit to Britain from September 2026 until July 2027 made me…
CA’s Editor in Chief evaluates the British Museum’s new expansion plan and considers whether the end will justify the means. The British…
CA’s Editor in Chief defines the difference between community and amateur archaeology, and cautions not to leave our past to the politicians.…
I make a visit to the refurbished Roman Baths at Bath. On 9 September 2010, I was invited down to Bath for…
Editor in Chief Andrew Selkirk reminisces over 250 issues of Current Archaeology. When I launched Current Archaeology, way back in 1967, I…
A response to Miles Russell’s and Stuart Laycock’s theory of UnRoman Britain. In their interesting essay UnRoman Britain, in CA 249, Miles…
Editor-in-chief, Andrew Selkirk offers his insight on some issues raised by spending cuts. How will universities fare under the new regime, where…
Contradictory policies David Cameron marked the beginning of the holiday season (now but a distant memory) with a speech on tourism that…
Plans to ‘de-regulate’ Britain ‘Help us repeal bad laws,’ said Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg on 1 July, asking the public for…
Heritage plaques Strict rules govern the erection of Blue Plaques, the circular memorial tablets in Wedgwood blue that mark the residences of…
A group of 51 fit and battle-ready Scandinavians met a brutal death in the years between AD 910 and 1034; crudely beheaded,…