Examining a new addition to the Hadrian’s Wall ‘souvenir’ vessels Over the last 300 years, a handful of enamelled bronze vessels, most…
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…
Joe Flatman explores half a century of reports from the past. A selection of articles mentioned by Joe Flatman in this month’s…
The word ‘dolmen’ – derived from the Breton taol maen (‘stone table’) – is regarded as a folk term for Neolithic monuments…
In its heyday, HMS Invincible was considered one of the finest ships in the Royal Navy – and although it sank off…
Joe Flatman explores half a century of reports from the past. A selection of articles mentioned by Joe Flatman in this month’s…