In my previous two columns I explored some of the known for their medieval and later histories, and for their towering urban…
Who did what, where, when – and why? Oxford Cotswold Archaeology’s ongoing excavations on the site of the planned Sizewell C power…
The Saxon Shore (litus Saxonicum) was a military command consisting of fortifications built on both sides of the English Channel, which were…
Examining a well-connected Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Broughton Lodge The diverse grave goods excavated at a 6th-century cemetery in Nottinghamshire testify to a…
Last month’s column explored prehistoric mines, and this month I will follow up on the topic by visiting medieval and modern examples…
Exploring the archaeology of Ben Lomond Ben Lomond is one of Scotland’s most famous mountains, lying on the edge of the Highland…
Since CA 428, my columns have focused on prehistoric Britain, and while researching these I read about a series of mines dating…
Earliest evidence of humans making fire discovered in Suffolk Excavations at East Farm, Barnham, have uncovered the oldest-known traces of deliberate fire-making…
For my third and final column on the Palaeolithic, I will clamber into some of the most famous caves in the country.…
Exploring landscapes of power in early medieval East Anglia Over the last two decades, evidence of a high-status early medieval settlement has…
In last month’s column, I explored Palaeolithic important prehistoric sites not just in Britain but in the whole of western Europe. Here…