In my previous two columns I explored some of the known for their medieval and later histories, and for their towering urban…
When archaeologists from MAP Archaeological Practice discovered a remarkable Iron Age chariot burial during the final stages of an excavation at Pocklington,…
A previously unknown Anglo-Saxon cemetery has been revealed in Scremby, Lincolnshire. On a chalky outcrop of the Lincolnshire Wolds, it was found…
A record number of Treasure finds have been recorded by the Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) for the second year running. At the…
The winners of the 2018 Heritage Angel Awards – a programme established in 2011 and supported by the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation…
Post-excavation analysis of the oldest wooden bowl yet found in Orkney (see CA 343), has revealed details of its Iron Age use.…
This month, we are discussing something new for Science Notes: ice-core analysis. This technique is based on the fact that, as atmospheric…
The skeleton of a man wearing thigh-high leather boots and buried face-down in the mud has been discovered in the Thames. The…
Northern England’s monetary history was quite distinct from that of the south in the pre-Viking period, and Abramson’s ambitious book is one…
When we think of the First World War, our minds inevitably turn to the barren quagmires of war-torn northern France and Belgium,…
The traditional chronological divisions of prehistory are a useful means of breaking down a dauntingly long period of human history, but carry…