9+ hour, 19+ min ago  (497+ words) We then turn to the rather more tranquil setting of the Cambridgeshire Fens, where years of fieldwork beside the River Great Ouse have illuminated the evolution of a prehistoric landscape, from field systems and settlements to an enigmatic "shaman" pit…...

9+ hour, 19+ min ago  (869+ words) After last month's column on Westminster Cathedral, I will continue my ecclesiastical theme this month by exploring three of the great religious buildings in the north of England: York Minster, Durham Cathedral, and Whitby Abbey. All have played significant roles…...

9+ hour, 19+ min ago  (1179+ words) Interpreting evidence of conflict from the Neolithic to the coming of the Romans Interpersonal violence has been a fact of human existence for much of our long history " but how far is this reflected in the archaeological record? With a…...

4+ week, 9+ hour ago  (454+ words) Our third article highlights another illuminating artefact: a wax seal impression of the 11th-century king Edward the Confessor, which has been rediscovered more than 40 years after being declared lost. From such close detail, we then zoom out to take a…...

4+ week, 9+ hour ago  (1419+ words) Examining a new addition to the Hadrian's Wall "souvenir' vessels Over the last 300 years, a handful of enamelled bronze vessels, most of which are thought to depict Hadrian's Wall and in some cases are inscribed with the names of forts…...

4+ week, 9+ hour ago  (831+ words) In last month's column, I examined a series of sites legacy of the Norman Conquest. One of these was Westminster Abbey, which I will now cover in more detail, alongside two other major church buildings that regularly feature in Current…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (649+ words) Our cover feature takes us to Broadway, a picturesque Gloucestershire village where excavations have revealed a palimpsest of human activity stretching back 8, 000 years " including Beaker burials, Iron Age graves, and the county's largest-known late Roman cemetery. Funerary practices also form…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1011+ words) Uncovering 8, 000 years of life and death on the Cotswold Edge Recent excavations at Milestone Ground on the eastern edge of Broadway have revealed one of the most intriguing archaeological landscapes yet found in Worcestershire. Beneath quiet pasture lay evidence of…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (665+ words) The news that the Bayeux Tapestry will be making a once-in-a-lifetime visit to Britain from September 2026 until July 2027 made me think about sites associated with the Norman Conquest that might be of interest to the readers of Current Archaeology. By…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (169+ words) The winners of this year's Current Archaeology Awards were announced on Saturday 28th February as part of Current Archaeology Live! 2026. The awards celebrate the projects and publications that made the pages of the magazine over the past 12 months, and the people…...