In my previous two columns I explored some of the known for their medieval and later histories, and for their towering urban…
The dramatic impact of flooding on modern British communities was all too clear at the start of this year. But how did…
One year after Richard III’s reinterment, the University of Leicester has released a 3D interactive representation of the king’s grave and skeleton. Created…
In May 2014, Current Archaeology reported on the discovery of a plaque inscribed with the name of an Anglo-Saxon woman, ‘Cudburg’, at…
The construction of the capital’s new railway, Crossrail, through the heart of London resulted in one of the most extensive archaeological programmes…
Current Archaeology Live! 2016 returned to Senate House, London, on 26-27 February, for another entertaining, stimulating, and enjoyable two days! We heard from…
Current Archaeology Live! presents a special conference, in partnership with Durham University: Hadrian’s Wall: 40 Years of Frontier Research 2-4 September 2016,…
This year’s winner of the Book of the Year award is The Archaeology of Caves in Ireland by Marion Dowd Celtic…
This year, the Research Project of the Year award went to Recapturing Berkeley Castle: one trench, 1500 years of English history…
We are delighted to announce that Roberta Gilchrist is the winner of this year’s prestigious Archaeologist of the Year award. Philip…
Within Roman society, highly aromatic resins were important in ritual activity, and sometimes even applied directly to the body at death. But…