I have now examined the archaeology of every county in Britain bar one – Wiltshire. This was no accident, for I have a confession to make: Wiltshire’s archaeology terrifies me. There is so mu...
https://archaeology.co.uk/articles/opinion/excavating-the-ca-archives-wiltshire-i.htm
Exploring the archaeology of Smallhythe Place Smallhythe Place, a National Trust property in Kent, is home to a picturesque timber-framed house with enigmatic origins, while the surrounding lands...
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Today, Smallhythe Place in Kent is best known as a bohemian rural retreat once owned by the Victorian actress Ellen Terry and her daughter Edy Craig. As this month’s cover feature reveals, howe...
https://archaeology.co.uk/issues/current-archaeology-410.htm
Tracing the impact – and the experiences – of the Roman army in Britain A major new exhibition at the British Museum shows what life was like for the men, women, and children associated with ...
The county of Gloucestershire encompasses a wide variety of landscapes, from the mix of urban and traditional farming communities (now more often dormitory settlements) in the south, by way of th...
https://archaeology.co.uk/articles/opinion/excavating-the-ca-archives-gloucestershire.htm
At its peak, the Roman army acted as a military, naval, and police force to about a quarter of the population of the Earth. Our cover feature explores its impact on the inhabitants of Britain –...
https://archaeology.co.uk/articles/features/current-archaeology-409.htm
Our cover story features Warham Camp, a hillfort that is ‘normal for Norfolk’ (as a Norwich girl, I’m allowed to say that!) inasmuch as it is built on flat ground, but its ramparts and ditc...
https://archaeology.co.uk/issues/current-archaeology-408.htm
After last month’s rural rambles around the archaeology of central and south Somerset, I will now head north and east to consider urban concerns in and around Bristol, Bath, and their environs,...
https://archaeology.co.uk/articles/opinion/excavating-the-ca-archive-somerset-part-ii.htm
Investigating an Iron Age enigma Last summer, excavations at Warham Camp – a monumental Iron Age enclosure in north Norfolk – revealed intriguing clues to the site’s date and purpose. Carly...
Happy New Year! And happy birthday, too, to Oxford Archaeology, one of the UK’s oldest commercial units, which recently celebrated 50 years in operation. When an archaeological organisation rea...
https://archaeology.co.uk/issues/current-archaeology-407.htm