On 26 October 1918, the nation received an unusual gift: Stonehenge. The monument had been bought at auction by Sir Cecil Chubb,… ...

EMAS was founded in 1988 as the University of London Extra-Mural Archaeological Society and was initially open to anyone who was a… ...

Mighty warhorses, as richly adorned and armoured as their knightly riders, are an immediately recognisable icon of the medieval period. Until recently, they were understood mainly through analysis of ...

In 1978, Current Archaeology arrived on the scene of works begun six years prior by Manchester University, which surveyed Offa’s Dyke and neighbouring Wat’s Dyke. My column this month is on one of the ...

This month’s cover shows Aberlemno II, a 2.28m-tall Pictish cross slab in Angus. Thought to date to the 8th century, its front depicts a large, elaborately decorated ring-headed cross, while the ...

This month’s cover shows Aberlemno II, a 2.28m-tall Pictish cross slab in Angus. Thought to date to the 8th century, its front depicts a large, elaborately decorated ring-headed cross, while the ...

Rescue archaeology is carried out in areas threatened by human or natural agency. We’ve collated some of the best rescue projects that… ...

Rescue archaeology is carried out in areas threatened by human or natural agency. We’ve collated some of the best rescue projects that… ...

In a gravel pit at Boxgrove, just outside Chichester, the remains of a man have been discovered, half a million years old.… ...

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