In my previous two columns I explored some of the known for their medieval and later histories, and for their towering urban…
The two great medieval histories of the British people, those by Geoffrey of Monmouth and Nennius, have long been dismissed as fantasy.…
Julian Richards makes no apology ‘for adding one more item to the extensive literature of Stonehenge’ as he offers the revision of…
I was delighted to see an advance copy of the latest issue of CA – are we really up to number 336?…
For thousands of years, people have had a keen interest in magic, whether that concerns fantastical creatures, healing charms, or the ability…
The official story as recorded in Bede is that the Pope sent Saint Augustine to England in 597 to convert the pagans.…
Silver was introduced to the inhabitants of Iron Age Scotland by the Roman army. An exhibition currently running in Edinburgh reveals the…
Recently discovered in Fife, the Dairsie Hoard represents the earliest-known evidence found outside the empire for Roman use of hacksilver to secure…
For over a decade, archaeological research at the Ness of Brodgar in Orkney has uncovered an astonishing array of Neolithic structures, including…
Joe Flatman explores half a century of reports from the past. A selection of articles mentioned by Joe Flatman in this month’s column…
The Mesolithic–Neolithic transition in Britain is a widely debated topic, particularly with regard to the role migration played in spreading Neolithic farming…