Sometimes an artefact can create a powerful flash of recognition, linking your own experiences with those of someone who lived centuries earlier.…
News of the Crosby Garrett helmet’s discovery in 2010was swiftly tempered by disappointment when the museum seeking to acquire it was outbid…
The number of wrecks off England’s coast is a stark reminder of our reliance on shipping: 37,000 vessels, cargoes, and even ditched…
The Early Anglo-Saxon tradition of burying the dead in their finery has bequeathed some of Britain’s most spectacular archaeology, from the regal…
Had you arrived 400,000 years ago, the Thames Estuary would offer a world-class safari. Lions, rhinos, monkeys, and elephants all quenched their…
Mesolithic hunter-gatherers have traditionally been seen as powerless in the face of their environment. Rather than tailoring it to their needs with…
Mick Aston passed away on 24 June. His passion for archaeology inspired countless Time Team viewers to follow in his footsteps, including…
Tracking the movement of ancient armies is notoriously difficult. On those occasions when a mobile force threw up a bank and ditch…
Comparisons with Pompeii or Tutankhamen’s tomb are easily overused when attempting to convey the excitement of a new archaeological discovery. Recent media…
What was life really like for Medieval peasants? Renowned as the epitome of poverty, they appear as stock images performing hard manual…
The Irish Potato Famine, or Great Hunger, took a terrible toll. Between the million who died and the million more who emigrated…