Uncovering the hidden human history of a celebrated Scottish island A small team of archaeologists has been undertaking research into the island…
Investigating a Viking burial in a monastic graveyard After a farmer found human bones in plough soil at Auldhame, East Lothian, excavation…
Unravelling the evolution of Europe’s largest prehistoric mound When a tunnel into Silbury Hill was opened for the first time in almost…
Exploring a prehistoric landscape at Kingsmead Quarry Over a decade of excavation in a quarry near Horton, Berkshire, has laid bare a…
For up to 4,500 years, a series of sunken dug-out canoes have been lying, forgotten, on the bottom of Lough Corrib in…
I enjoy seeing the cakes that you feature in CA, and wondered if you’d like to see my latest creation, made…
For up to 4,500 years, a series of sunken dug-out canoes have been lying, forgotten, on the bottom of Lough Corrib in…
Marking the 75th anniversary of a watershed discovery In May 1939, Suffolk archaeologist Basil Brown made a discovery that would change perceptions…
In search of the origins of the English village Just how much information has come from excavation undertaken in advance of development…
![The Grey Friars skeleton, lying in situ in a hastily dug grave - now identified as the remains of Richard III, his curved spine, caused by scoliosis, can be clearly seen [University of Leicester]](https://archaeology.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Richard-III-University-of-Leicester-300x181.jpg)
The remains of Richard III are to be re-interred in Leicester Cathedral – likely next spring – a judicial review concluded today…
This chocolate cake is a copy of the Sedgeford Hoard, a group of 32 ‘Gallo-Belgic E’ staters that were found stacked inside…