Current Archaeology 404

For our cover story we tour the hillforts of Wales, considering what these mighty monuments were for, and if one definition can…

Current Archaeology 403

Our cover feature represents a powerful and poignant project investigating the frequently overlooked lives of ‘pauper apprentices’, children as young as seven…

Current Archaeology 402

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Don’t worry, you haven’t accidentally picked up the Christmas issue – rather, it’s the…

Current Archaeology 401

This month’s cover feature takes us back to the time of the Crusades, telling the story of the Knights Hospitaller, a military…

Current Archaeology 400

When I joined Current Archaeology (as Editorial Assistant) in 2011, the first issue I worked on was CA 259. I can’t decide…

Current Archaeology 399

Around 4,000 years ago, a teenaged girl was laid to rest in what today is Northumberland, about 12km north-west of Newcastle. She…

Current Archaeology 398

This month’s cover story takes us to the western fringe of the early medieval Christian world: the isolated islet of Skellig Michael,…

Current Archaeology 397

From Spartacus to Maximus Decimus Meridius, images of gladiators and their life-or-death struggles in the Roman arena maintain a powerful hold today…

Current Archaeology 396

The island of Rousay is only around four miles long, but it boasts such an extraordinary richness of archaeological remains – with…

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