This month’s ‘cover star’ is a medieval cameo that may have been lost by a pilgrim visiting Leiston Abbey in Suffolk. It…
In December I was fortunate enough to stand on the Nene riverbank in 1300 BC. Beside me were the stumps of prehistoric…
The most exciting thing about archaeology is the way fresh discoveries can overturn established theories in the blink of an eye. Witnessing…
Cave archaeology has a long pedigree. Romantic images of our earliest ancestors sheltering in caverns led to many being stripped of their…
Rome changed Britain. New roads opened up this country as never before, creating a captive market — weary travellers. Settlements seeking to…
The Neolithic is being rewritten. New techniques of radiocarbon dating based on Bayesian statistics are allowing a greater precision than ever before…
September is Scottish archaeology month. In celebration we open with two projects delivering spectacular results. The largest excavation ever undertaken in Aberdeen…
Bedlam. It is a word that evokes the casual brutality of early healthcare. It was also a real institution, tending real patients.…
After being a CA reader for many years, it is very exciting to be here, and I hope that you enjoy my…
The time has come, dear readers, for me to bid farewell to Current Archaeology. It has been a fantastic few years working…
Even here at CA, we are not immune to the Royal Wedding fever sweeping the nation. Issue 254 opens with our nod…