In my previous two columns I explored some of the known for their medieval and later histories, and for their towering urban…
As I type, it is lunch time. One thousand delegates are thronging around the coffee and sandwich tables. Suddenly, into the crowd…
Lisa Westcott and Nadia Durrani head out to Dublin for the 6th World Archaeological Congress, the Olympics of Archaeology. First impressions: Dublin…
At the Brading Roman Villa in the Isle of Wight, new excavations are being planned by Barry Cunliffe and Michael Fulford. As…
The next issue of Current Archaeology will be devoted to the work of one of the world’s great museums – the…
Just how popular is archaeology? Over the May Day holiday, I took part in two very different events with two very different…
O G S Crawford was one of the greatest figures of 20th century Archaeology, but why did he fall in love with…
After a gap of some forty four years, Stonehenge is once again being excavated. Admittedly, this time it is only a very…
A monstrous regiment of women is taking over. On Friday 3rd April the women held an all-day conference at the Antiquaries where…
What are the major threats to our heritage today? It is always fascinating to have an inside view of what English Heritage…
Do we really have a way of integrating amateur help into field archaeology these days? At the Archaeology 2008 conference, university…