In my previous two columns I explored some of the known for their medieval and later histories, and for their towering urban…
Recent excavations just outside the walls of Roman Cirencester revealed the unexpected survival of parts of a town cemetery — and gave…
In the winter of AD 872-873 a Viking army made camp at Torksey in Lincolnshire. Dawn Hadley and Julian D Richards are…
It is with great sadness that we have learned that Mick Aston passed away on 24 June. Familiar to millions for his…
Where to begin? Mick reveals why the County Record Office should be the first port of call for any project investigating the…
An interdisciplinary team of scientists have reconstructed the face of a Tudor archer, almost 500 years after he drowned aboard Henry VIII’s…
The jets dowsing the Mary Rose in polyethylene glycol have finally been shut off. As work begins on drying her timbers, the…
Aberystwyth’s Young Archaeologists’ Club recently stepped back in time nearly 80 years to recreate an historic view of excavators working on Pen…
The rise and fall of a Roman waterfront In early May the excavation of a riverbank in the heart of Roman…
Real-life Archaeologists rarely become household names. Mick Aston is an exception. A defining voice in the development of Time Team and stalwart…
A 6-month excavation in the heart of London has revealed thousands of artefacts illuminating the city’s Roman past — including a unique…