The Current Archaeology Awards celebrate the projects and publications that made the pages of the magazine over the past 12 months, and the people judged to have made outstanding contributions to ...

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

This has been another exceptional year for archaeological research. The following are some of the most exciting projects to ...

Below are some of the publications we feel most deserve to be recognised for their contribution to the field – the nominees ...

Below are the three individuals nominated for 2026’s ‘Archaeologist of the Year’, whose achievements reflect the diverse work ...

Overlooking the 2024 excavation within the paddock at Wroxeter Farm. The upstanding remains of the Roman city, including the public baths, can be seen on the opposite side of the road, while the ...

Archaeological work in rural Oxfordshire has uncovered the remains of a winged corridor villa that was occupied for much of the Roman period. Carly Hilts spoke to Louis Stafford to learn how the story ...

After a brief pause for last month’s celebrations surrounding CA 400, I will now return to my ‘county’ theme, this time exploring Cumbria. In 2010, Rory Stewart – who was at the time the MP for ...

Twenty-five years ago, a cargo of millions of pieces of Lego was washed overboard during a storm off Land’s End. To this day, tiny pieces of plastic are still being found on Cornish beaches. Joe ...

Beads, curios, and heirloom objects that had been arranged on a silver brooch-hoop inside a lidded vessel; just some of the eclectic contents of the Viking Age Galloway Hoard. CREDIT: National Museums ...

This photo shows just a portion of Le Câtillon II, the largest coin hoard yet found in the British Isles, which was discovered in Jersey in 2012. As well as more than 69,000 Celtic coins, the corroded ...

Extensive geophysical investigations over the last ten years have illuminated the long-buried remains of Isurium Brigantum, once the capital of the Romanised Brigantes. Here, Rose Ferraby is carrying ...