In my previous two columns I explored some of the known for their medieval and later histories, and for their towering urban…
For this third section of my Scottish travels on behalf of Current Archaeology, I head north and west – up and across…
Excavating early medieval Britain’s most significant female burial Archaeological work just outside Northampton has uncovered an internationally significant burial, furnished with a…
Following last month’s introduction to Current Archaeology’s broader surveys of Scotland, I will commence my detailed tour of the country in this…
The evolution of St James’s Palace from leper hospital to royal court Buckingham Palace has been the main London residence of the…
In my explorations of Current Archaeology’s history, I have now visited two-thirds of England and Wales. My plan is to tour the…
Understanding the Late Roman hacksilver from the Traprain Hoard Excavation work at Traprain Law, an Iron Age hillfort in East Lothian, some…
Northamptonshire offers a delicious slice of English archaeology from prehistory to the present day. Its central location and its fertile soils mean…
The perspective from population genetics Ancient human DNA is revolutionising our ability to detect human migration that occurred hundreds of years ago.…
Warwickshire, I will stay in the West Midlands for this column, moving north into Staffordshire. I have previously explored this region in…
Twenty-five years ago, a cargo of millions of pieces of Lego was washed overboard during a storm off Land’s End. To this…