Examining a new addition to the Hadrian’s Wall ‘souvenir’ vessels Over the last 300 years, a handful of enamelled bronze vessels, most…
Revealing the hard, often brief, lives of pauper apprentices A collaborative project has brought to light the lives of a 19th-century community…
In my travels around the country on behalf of Current Archaeology, I have never written a column with so many twists and…
After last month’s column on Cumbria, I now head east into neighbouring Northumberland. Current Archaeology’s coverage of the county is perplexing –…
Exploring the extra-mural settlement of a Hadrian’s Wall fort For the last three years, excavations outside the walls of Birdoswald Roman fort…
After a brief pause for last month’s celebrations surrounding CA 400, I will now return to my ‘county’ theme, this time exploring…
Time Team and the Knights Hospitaller of Halston Hall The Knights Hospitaller were forged in the fury of the Crusades, providing protection,…
MILESTONES OF THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL LANDSCAPE To help mark the milestone of Current Archaeology 400, editor Carly asked me to delve into the…
Can social value save archaeology from extinction? As CIfA’s code of conduct states, ‘fuller understanding of the past provided by archaeology is…
Tracing life and death on the edge of the Northumberland Coastal Plain Recent excavations on the south-western part of the Northumberland Coastal…
In the final leg of my tour of Scotland (which you can follow from CA 393) next issue to celebrate the milestone…