The Real Treasure of Tutankhamun
July 12, 2024
Uncovering a Wealth of Information Using Everyday Objects The tomb of Tutankhamun, opened up by Howard Carter and his team in November 1922, is the only “essentially intact” pharaoh’s tomb… READ MORE
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The Hart of the Matter
June 7, 2024
From art and literature, to royal emblems, to your local pub, the white hart has leapt and gamboled across British history, taking shelter under the ancient trees of deer parks…. READ MORE
The Symbolic Animal
Here is your sign to learn more about what makes humans ‘symbolic animals’. In this blog, Guido Guarducci, co-editor of Archaeology of Symbols, explores the ways in which people have used… READ MORE
A Date with the Two Cerne Giants
April 2, 2024
Have you seen the stories about the Cerne Abbas Giant in the news? Want to learn more? Enjoy this exclusive insight into an exciting Windgather Press volume on the subject…. READ MORE
Bringing Past Invisible Economic Processes to Light
March 2, 2024
‘Reduce, Re-Use, Recycle’ Older Than You Might Expect… In this blog, Julia Steding sheds light on what sustainable practices can tell us about past societies, revealing some of the surprising… READ MORE
Into the Groove
February 2, 2024
What Grooved Ware Can Teach us about Social Developments in the Late 4th and Early 3rd Millennia BC This groovy blog by Mike Copper, co-editor of Revisiting Grooved Ware, will take you… READ MORE
Mapping out Viking Place-names in East Anglia: Looking for Patterns of Settlement and Migration
September 27, 2023
What’s in a name? Discover what the Scandinavian-influenced place names of East Anglia can reveal about Viking migration in the region with this blog, in which David Boulton charts out… READ MORE
Reading Recommendations for the Aspiring Archaeologist
September 12, 2023
Are you just starting, or about to start your studies in archaeology? Do you know someone who is? We’ve assembled a glittering hoard of reading essentials; the perfect preparation for… READ MORE
A Battle Lost – or Won? Commemorating the Last Battle Between the Independent Kingdoms of Scotland and England
September 9, 2023
Today (10th September) marks the anniversary of The Battle of Pinkie, the last military altercation between Scotland and England as independent nations. However, despite the significance of this clash, it… READ MORE
Boats, Basketry, and Botanical Remains: Navigating the Exceptionally Conserved Artefacts of La Marmotta
September 5, 2023
Plunge into the submerged site of La Marmotta, one of the earliest Neolithic settlements in the Italian Peninsula, formerly home to farmers, domestic plants and animals. Dive deep into this… READ MORE
