Recent research has potentially identified an intriguing new connection between Stonehenge and a partially dismantled stone circle in south-west Wales – furthering…
Newark Castle has always been something of a problem. The west front, facing out onto the River Trent, is a magnificent structure,…
The closing years of the independent Scottish kingdom were turbulent times in the Anglo-Scottish borders. When in 1603, King James VI of…
In the 18th and 19th centuries, hundreds of thousands of people crossed the Atlantic to a New World in America. Why? The…
What do you do if you find yourself bewitched? If you find you are constantly out of sorts, and you just know…
“Feet- did you say Feet?-Ugh-h-h!” That is the usual remark I hear when I mention my Research Project. I hope that when…
Many people from all walks of life find the idea of going on an archaeological dig to be a fascinating prospect, but…
Few activities are as rewarding as the physical exploration of a personal hobby or interest, and for archaeological enthusiasts an increasing variety…
Carenza Lewis, Preceptor in Archaeology at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, and Team member of Channel 4’s Time Team tells us of going…
![Hampton Court Palace and the Privy Garden as seen from the top of an extending ladder. The original bedding trenches have here been re-excavated. Note the original palace of Henry VIII to the left of the Wren building [Photo Credit: Northamptonshire Archaeology]](https://i1.wp.com/archaeology.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/1994/09/ca140-8web.jpg?resize=480%2C384&ssl=1)
On the night of 31 March 1986, Hampton Court Palace caught fire. The great state apartments, built by Wren, were ravaged, but…