Current Archaeology

📰 Was south-west Britain 'a powerhouse of tin-production in the Bronze Age'? #AntiquityResearch #ArchaeologyNews via @CurrentArchaeo @read_the_past the-past.com/news/titans-of…

An exhibition currently running at the University of Nottingham Museum showcases finds from Breedon Hill and Burrough Hill, hillforts that are both located in the East Midlands where such monuments are relatively scarce. CA's Carly Hilts paid a visit: the-past.com/feature/a-tale…

As excavations continue on the Fonmon Castle estate, north-west of Cardiff Airport, further intriguing details have been revealed, including the remains of an Iron Age settlement. Read more: the-past.com/news/iron-age-…

How did early medieval Ireland connect with the continent? From sacred texts to sea routes, explore the cultural currents that linked Irish monks to Europe. Read about the major new exhibition at the National Museum of Ireland @CurrentArchaeo: the-past.com/feature/words-…

Traces of London’s earliest Roman basilica, where officials presided over the settlement’s administrative affairs c.2,000 years ago, have been revealed beneath a City office block. Sophie Jackson told Carly Hilts about the discoveries. the-past.com/feature/the-ba…

A new exhibition showcasing hundreds of artefacts recovered from the banks of the River Thames sheds illuminating light on London’s long history. Carly Hilts visited the displays at London Museum Docklands. the-past.com/review/whats-o…

A recently opened experience in London (@Tutankhamun_Ex) is using virtual-reality technology to explore the life and times of one of ancient Egypt’s most famous pharaohs, as Carly Hilts reports: the-past.com/review/whats-o…

A fantastic birthday present from @sfletcherauthor of a framed photograph of my first front cover for @CurrentArchaeo this will proudly hang in the wall

Recent archaeological research in the grounds of a Shropshire stately home has added a surprising new chapter to the estate’s story. Viviana Caroli and Nigel Baker explain more. the-past.com/feature/paradi…

The face and head of an Iron Age woman whose remains were discovered in Dorset’s Kimmeridge Bay 25 years ago have been reconstructed by an MSc Bioarchaeology student at Bournemouth University. Read more: the-past.com/news/reconstru…

The newest archaeological reconstruction to be unveiled at @butserfarm is a late Neolithic house, based on a structure whose 5,000-year-old footprint was excavated in Dorset. CA visited the launch event to learn more. the-past.com/feature/buildi…

From gasholders to chic apartments: the 600 remaining structures, once familiar industrial sights in every city and town, are being recorded by @HistoricEngland prior to being dismantled or converted to other uses, as Chris Catling reports. the-past.com/feature/from-g…

One of the largest Iron Age hoards ever found in the UK was recently unveiled. Comprising hundreds of metal items, its contents are shedding brilliant light on this period of Yorkshire’s past. Carly Hilts finds out more: the-past.com/feature/the-me…

A new study has shed new light on the ways in which kinship was tied to monuments from Ireland in the Neolithic period, suggesting that biological relationships and social status were not strong factors in deciding who was buried in passage tombs. the-past.com/news/new-insig…

Recent research on a portrait believed to depict Lady Jane Grey has revealed that the painting may be the only surviving image of the ‘Nine Day Queen’ that dates to her lifetime. Read more: the-past.com/news/portrait-…

Two decades of excavations in East Sussex farmland have uncovered the remains of an unusual enclosed settlement linking the Roman road network with the River Ouse. Rob Wallace and David Millum explain more: the-past.com/feature/a-roma…

Excavations in Derbyshire have revealed that an apparently solitary standing stone in Farley Wood is in fact part of a larger ceremonial complex dating to the early Bronze Age. Read more: the-past.com/news/bronze-ag…

My review @CurrentArchaeo of Ian Atherton's book 'Britons and their Battlefields: War, Memory, and Commemoration since the 14th century' (OUP): 'essential reading … thoroughly researched, cogently argued, and stuffed with important findings': the-past.com/review/books/b…

The simulations produced as part of the Unpath’d Waters project are featured in this month’s Current Archaeology @CurrentArchaeo @BradArcForensic the-past.com/shorts/the-pic…

🐎 We love an early medieval warhorse, @AHRC_Warhorse and @CurrentArchaeo!