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“After all these years, Current Archaeology is one of my favourite things, and I always read it from cover to cover as soon as I receive it through my door.

I am by no means a qualified archaeologist and have always wanted to go on a dig, but I was always too busy as a young man. I have always had such an invested interest in the subject and that is because of your magazine.

It really is the perfect thing for me, as an armchair archaeologist I find the magazines absolutely fascinating. It is obvious that so much hard work goes into every single issue.”

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“I have just started a subscription because I was immediately impressed by your December issue, dumped on me by a visiting son-in-law. It is very aesthetically and carefully presented, in a no-nonsense, unpatronising manner, which I guess may be due to the decades of experience of its editor-in-chief.

I am no archaeologist, nor much of a historian for that matter, but I have had a passing interest in such things since doing a few summer weeks’ slave labour in the early 1960s for Peter Fowler, excavating a medieval farmhouse on Fyfield Down above Avebury. I still have memories of hot days and pitch-dark nights.

Keep up the good work.”

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Please make the changes and keep my essential fix of archaeology coming,”

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“Our son who studied archaeology has left the nest for pastures new; however my husband and I enjoy reading the articles.

Please pass on our compliments to all concerned for such a high quality journal in both content and presentation — clearly, CA staff are a hardworking and dedicated team.”

– AS from Manchester, by email


“What a surprise to see a wonderful reconstruction of Castleshaw Roman fortlet (CA260). What memories it has re-ignited! I was a volunteer digger there in 1963 with Manchester University under the leadership of Hugh Thompson. It started a lifelong passion for all things archaeological although I was never able to pursue a career in that field. So thank goodness for your wonderful magazines, CA and CWA which I’ve been subscribing to almost from the beginning, at least I can still indulge my passion from the armchair!”

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– AK from USA, by email


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“Excellent magazine. As an expat living in the USA it keeps me up to date with all archaeology news in the UK. As I am from Newcastle my wife and I travel to the UK to visit our favourite site at Vindolanda, and the recent news was published in your magazine. It is a brilliant magazine – it tells you breaking news in layman’s terms, keep up the good work.”

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“Thank you very much for CA 283. We always look forward to this interesting read.”

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“Having seen pictures of cakes etc. in CA I thought I would send you this figure, he is my interpretation of a Viking! I do enjoy your magazine greatly.”

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– YW, online


“Every month there is always a nice surprise in Current Archaeology  :-)”

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“May I compliment you on the fine production of both  Current Archaeology  &  Current World Archaeology.  I appreciate the level at which the articles are pitched, making them very understandable to those of us who have an interest in archaeology, but no formal qualifications.”

– DB from Warragul, Australia, by email.


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“I’ve enjoyed the magazine no end throughout the years!”

– LL from South Wales, by phone.


“I look forward to reading Current Archaeology each month – it’s a very well produced and interesting review of what is happening in British archaeology and helps me stay connected with my own archaeological studies (many years ago now!).”

– SE from Kirkmuirhill, by email.


“I have had the immense pleasure of reading Current Archaeology and Current World Archaeology since 1999. Keep up the good work!”

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“Although I’m not studying archaeology, it is an interest that has grown in the past eighteen months and so I have found Current Archaeology enlightening and informative.”

– MD from Hartford, by email.


“I love these historical, factual magazines for keeping the little grey cells stimulated!”

– CR, online.


“We like the magazine very, very much – we shall know what to recommend in future!”

– NT from Kent, by phone.


“A very good magazine. Very well presented!”

– JF from Manchester, by phone.


“I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. What a lovely surprise it is to come home and find the latest Current Archaeology has been delivered.”

– JS, online.


“For a few sacred hours once a month there is a man in West Yorkshire momentarily away from a world of family hassle and lost in a world of old ruins and history.”

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“I am very impressed with the attractive way it is produced and printed.”

– AW from Cambridge, by email.


“I would also like to take this opportunity to state what an excellent magazine Current Archaeology is. I look forward to receiving future issues.”

– KS from Gloucestershire, by post.


“I have enjoyed the magazine for quite a few years…It’s been a great help and inspiration over the last few years as I progressed from Certificate to Diploma and finally to a Masters in Landscape archaeology. Many thanks to all.”

– CS from King’s Lynn, by email.


“I want to carry on reading the magazine until I die!”

– RP from Somerset, by phone.


“It’s so nice to speak to an efficient and pleasant human being! Long may you continue!”

– LC from London, by phone.


“Looking through past and recent issues, I’m really impressed with the quality of Current Archaeology over the years.”

– DG from Kent, by email.


“I have had many years of reading and interest, and I always enjoy the magazines and the quality of content.”

– FH from Hampshire, by post


“It’s an excellent magazine, I wish I’d found them 20 years ago!! Brilliant magazine, I like them very much, they’re marvellous.”

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“Many thanks for a fine publication that one looks forward to each month; a little bit of sanity.”

– CA from Kenya, by email.


“I’ve enjoyed it very much and I find myself going back and dipping in.”

– PW from Herefordshire, by phone.


“I’m really enjoying Current Archaeology and my list of places to visit/revisit on our travels next year is growing fast!!”

– MW from New Zealand, by email.


“Many thanks for the continuing excellence of your magazine and conferences!”

– PW from Middlesex, by post.


“I just want to say what a fantastic magazine it is. Excellent, excellent journal.”

– AS from Exeter, by phone.


“It’s a really nice moment for me when I look at the doormat and see that the post has arrived, and with it a new issue of Current Archaeology. I really enjoy it. I’ve been subscribing since 1983!”

– MS, by phone.


“I have subscribed to Current Archaeology for well over 25 years and to Current World Archaeology virtually since its inception. I wish to continue to do so indefinitely.”

– DL from Belize, by email.


“Love your magazine, have been a subscriber for many years.”

– KS from Bath, by email.


“Many thanks for your prompt response. My mother was so pleased when I read your e-mail out to her — she said: ‘How wonderfully efficient, and what a warm reply’. She asked me to thank you for the years of enjoyment that the Archaeology publications have given her.”

– AL from Leicestershire, by email.


“I’m really enjoying the magazines, I’ve tried other publications but they weren’t as good in my opinion.”

– BB from Derbyshire, by phone.


“Very nice 300th issue, congratulations to all.”

– PH, by email.


“Many congratulation on reaching your 300th edition! My word what a trip down memory lane. Thank you for the many years of fascinating archaeology – and please keep going for at least another 300 editions!”

– DS from Brighton, by post.


“I have always grown up with Current Archaeology magazine around the house…and I’m 45 now!”

– BM from Hampshire, by phone.


“I buy  CA as a gift for someone, and he loves it. We can’t prise it away from him!”

– SE from Lincolnshire, by phone.


“Thank you for all the hours of interesting reading that we have enjoyed from  CA  over the years!”

– CR from Essex, by post.


“Keep up the good work. It’s worth every penny, and more!”

– RH from Buckinghamshire, by phone.


“I started taking  Current Archaeology in 1999 having been accepted for a part-time, extra-mural course in Archaeology at Bristol University (under the then auspices of the late and much missed Mick Aston).  Happily, I went on to gain a very good degree in Archaeology, graduating in early 2005.

I just wanted to thank you for keeping me up to date with the latest discoveries and news and for all the fascinating articles and avid reads over the past 15 years or so.  Many thanks!”

– AL from Vale of Glamorgan.


“Keep going! I need you!”

– MJ from Merseyside, by post.


“I continue to enjoy CA, having been a subscriber from the start. Keep up the good work.”

– FR from Leicester, by post.


“I was fascinated to read your article on old houses of Snowdonia. I live further south in Wales and have long realised that, while most village domestic architecture was built post-1880s and on the ubiquitous urban villa plan, if one wants older vernacular buildings look to the hills! Above our village was one farmhouse that had a lintel inscribed 1502.  Many other farmhouses in our area date back similarly, with enquiries as to the age of the house met with an offhand “1600s” or whatever.
Also, when I was studying for my degree in archaeology and was digging on Anglesey, we were told that arrangements of farmhouses round a square yard reflected increasing social aspirations. Now I know there is an alternative explanation!! Thank you for such an informative article!”

– JB from South Wales, by email.


“I have just received the latest issue of Current Archaeology,  Issue 303, and what an issue.

Much to my surprise I found myself looking at a picture of the accommodation that I lived in whilst completing my undergraduate Geology mapping project around Snowdonia! (p.35, Cae-glas). Fond memories of 30 days, out of 35, of driving rain and near zero visibility.”

– CA from Kenya, by email.


“Thanks for all your help. Just to let you know, I love both the magazines and would hate to miss an issue of either. Thanks again.”

– HP from Millport, by email.


“She is always thrilled when this magazine arrives, keep up the good work!”

– LW from Cornwall, by email.


“I have had great pleasure reading your magazine for over ten years, and it helped me gain an MA in archaeology.”

– ND from Cornwall, by email.


“Thank you for the enjoyment and, of course, much knowledge gained of such a fascinating and absorbing subject over the fifteen years I have been a regular subscriber.  I trust and hope that both magazines will continue to prosper, entertain and educate many more readers in the future.”

– FE from Cumbria, by email.


“A fabulous pair of magazines; they’re absolutely life-saving!”

– JD from Essex, by email.


“You can enjoy it no matter what age you are… it’s a very, very good magazine.”

– SE from Edgbaston, by phone.


“I was fascinated to read the article on Rochester Cathedral [CA 307]. I lived in the close for seven years while my late father was Archdeacon of Rochester, so I could explore parts of the Cathedral that the general public didn’t see, like the cathedral library. I wrote a history of the Archdeacons of Rochester, and my father helped set up the visitor centre & shop. I love the magazine.”

– NP, by email.


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