Cave painting is one of the earliest forms of human culture, one of the first outlets of our creativity. But the meaning…
Birch bark tar (manufactured by the heating of bark in airtight conditions) has long been prized for its sticky, water resistant, and…
In this month’s ‘Science Notes’, we will look at the way three-dimensional (3D) imaging can be used to study the accuracy of…
In this month’s ‘Science Notes’, we look at new research that could change the way in which archaeological survey is carried out…
For this month’s Science Notes, we will be exploring a technology that is mentioned frequently in the pages of CA, and which,…
For this month’s Science Notes we turn to two papers that recently made the headlines for their surprising findings, which have changed…
In this month’s ‘Science Notes’, we dive into the world of palaeoparasitology, and examine what the study of faecal matter can tell…
In recent years, a flurry of archaeological work in the Stonehenge landscape has uncovered a wealth of spectacular new details about this…
Previously, large-scale changes in population were quite difficult, if not impossible, to discern from the archaeological record. But while there are still…
In CA 338, we discussed proteomics – the study of proteins – and how it is quickly growing as a new way…
Facial reconstructions have become an increasingly common output of archaeological analysis. From the dark-skinned Cheddar Man (see CA 337) to the battle-scarred…