In my previous two columns I explored some of the known for their medieval and later histories, and for their towering urban…
Time’s Anvil: England, archaeology and the imagination Richard Morris Phoenix, £9.99 ISBN 978-1780222448 The press release for this remarkable book announces that…
One of our PhD students at the School of Archaeology, University College Dublin, Niamh Kelly, created this maritime wonder, and kindly…
A neglected Grade II* listed Victorian church in Bolton, near Manchester, has been transformed into a new community centre that opens today…
Extensive genetic and genealogical analysis involving both male and female-line relatives of Richard III have confirmed that the skeleton found beneath a…
Our curator, Dr Ros Cleal, recently celebrated a remarkable 20 years at National Trust Avebury’s Alexander Keiller Museum – and we…
This year, the Research Project of the Year award went to Maryport’s Mystery Monuments. Accepting the award were Ian Haynes and Tony…
We are delighted to announce that Michael Fulford is the winner of this year’s prestigious Archaeologist of the Year award. Professor Michael…
This year’s winner of the Book of the Year award is The History of Archaeology, edited by Paul Bahn. Exploring how archaeology is…
The Staffordshire Hoard is a glittering reminder of the creative talents of the Anglo-Saxons — but now a pioneering research project is…
Roy and Diana Friendship-Taylor have been excavating at Piddington for the past 35 years. There they have uncovered a typical Roman villa,…