In my previous two columns I explored some of the known for their medieval and later histories, and for their towering urban…
Discovered in 1880, the villa at Brading on the Isle of Wight has mosaics to compare with the best in the Roman…
This amazing cake was made by my daughter Katie for my 60th birthday, after I had spent a fortnight digging at Syon…
Render unto Caesar . . . Many people study Roman coins, but how were they actually used? For the student of…
I was inspired to make these biscuits after seeing pictures of the latest finds from the Staffordshire Hoard (CA 276) – at…
11,000-year-old artefacts from Star Carr, Britain’s largest-known Mesolithic settlement, will go on display for the first time tomorrow (24 May), with the…
This summer the Museum of London will return to Syon Park, Hounslow, with digging opportunities for adult and children, it has been…
It used to be thought that only high-class houses had survived from the Medieval period. Radiocarbon and tree-ring dating has now revealed…
What was life really like for Medieval peasants? Renowned as the epitome of poverty, they appear as stock images performing hard manual…
How the Black Death prompted a building boom It used to be thought that only high-class houses had survived from the Medieval…
In September 2012, archaeologists from the University of Leicester announced a significant development in their search for the remains of Richard III,…