Did The Exodus Really Happen?
October 20, 2021
In celebration of his new title, The Exodus, Peter Feinman discusses everything from his inspiration to the questions he seeks to answer about The Exodus, and the Bible, through this… READ MORE
Category: Archaeology
Searching for Interdisciplinarity in Archaeology: A Fascinating Story
March 2, 2021
Margarita Díaz-Andreu tells us how her personal journey inspired her most ambitious project yet: Interdisciplinarity and Archaeology, the first book to explore the relationship between archaeology and other branches of knowledge…. READ MORE
Now You See It: Radiography on an Industrial Scale
February 10, 2020
Oxbow Books authors GAYNOR WESTERN and JELENA BEKVALAC discuss what the analysis of human skeletal remains from the Industrial Period in Britain can tell us about ourselves and our health… READ MORE
Current Archaeology Award Nominations 2019
January 10, 2019
Voting has now opened for the 11th annual Current Archaeology Awards, which celebrate the projects and publications that made the pages of the magazine over the past 12 months, and the people… READ MORE
Discover a new world: Landscape Beneath the Waves
November 20, 2018
Why does underwater archaeology matter? Is it relevant to non-specialists, other archaeologists, and even to the interested public? CAROLINE WICKHAM-JONES tells us why landscapes beneath the waves can be important… READ MORE
The Mystery of Stonehenge: Aliens, Giants, and Music?
October 25, 2018
On 26th October 1918, one hundred years ago, Cecil Chubb gave Stonehenge to the nation, ending the private ownership of the monument. To celebrate, we take a walk through some… READ MORE
Faversham in the Making: The Lesser-known History of a Small Market Town
August 14, 2018
What looks at first glance an unpretentious small market town, probably founded around AD 1200, is at second glance something more special and unusual. This extract from ‘Faversham in the… READ MORE
Did Arthur Really Pull the Sword from the Stone?
June 26, 2018
Did Arthur really pull a sword from a stone? Can archaeology shed light on myths like these, and can myth shed light on archaeology? In this extract from the newly… READ MORE
Game of Thorns: A Medieval Farming Conundrum
June 8, 2018
Author MARK MCKERRACHER explores the problems and pitfalls of Medieval farming – and how we can hope study farming, farms, livestock and crops through archaeology. Every year, the medieval farmer… READ MORE
More Than Meets the Eye – Palmyra After Zenobia
May 11, 2018
Even after damage and destruction when in the hands of ISIL, the site of Palmyra in Syria is made of famously recognisable ruins. But these monumental remains of the Roman… READ MORE
