This month’s ‘cover star’ is a medieval cameo that may have been lost by a pilgrim visiting Leiston Abbey in Suffolk. It…
In 1849, John Collingwood Bruce led an expedition to Hadrian’s Wall to tour the Roman remains. Since then, this trip – known…
Our cover feature takes us 16 years back in time to revisit a justly famous Essex excavation. Found in 2003, the burial…
This month marks 40 years since Wessex Archaeology was founded. Milestone birthdays are often a time of reflection as well as celebration,…
Our cover story takes us to the longest archaeological ‘site’ in Britain: the banks of the River Thames. For ten years, Thames…
Three of our features this month focus on finds recently declared ‘Treasure’ according to the 1996 Treasure Act – legislation that has…
This month finds us making our final preparations for our annual conference on 8-9 March – I look forward to meeting many…
I hope you had a wonderful festive period – but even as we look forward to what 2019 might bring, the past…
Between the end of the Roman occupation of Britain and the Norman Conquest, England changed beyond recognition. Rival Anglo-Saxon kingdoms vied for…
This month marks 100 years since the end of the conflict that was supposed to be ‘the war to end all wars’…
On 26 October 1918, the nation received an unusual gift: Stonehenge. The monument had been bought at auction by Sir Cecil Chubb,…