11+ hour, 46+ min ago  (1196+ words) Following on from last month's column, here of south-east England: a series of fortifications on both sides of the English Channel that were established in the late 3rd century AD to defend Britain against the incursions of Saxon raiders. In CA…...

11+ hour, 46+ min ago  (1167+ words) Who did what, where, when " and why? Oxford Cotswold Archaeology's ongoing excavations on the site of the planned Sizewell C power station in Suffolk have uncovered a vast array of features and finds spanning 6,000 years of history. Project Manager Richard…...

4+ week, 2+ hour ago  (611+ words) It has been a particularly busy few weeks at CA, with visits to Nottingham and Carlisle and, of course, our annual conference " huge thanks to everyone who came along! This month's cover feature takes us to Broughton Lodge in Nottinghamshire,…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (1444+ words) The Saxon Shore (litus Saxonicum) was a military both sides of the English Channel, which were established in the late 3rd century AD to defend Britain against the incursion of Saxon raiders. Its nine English forts are mentioned in the Notitia…...

4+ week, 3+ hour ago  (1163+ words) Examining a well-connected Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Broughton Lodge The diverse grave goods excavated at a 6th-century cemetery in Nottinghamshire testify to a wealthy community with wide-ranging trade links " but, as well as new objects and materials, did these networks help…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (780+ words) Since CA 428, my columns have focused on prehistoric Britain, and while researching these I read about a series of mines dating to the Neolithic and/or Bronze Age. This is a fascinating rabbit-hole to climb into, and next month I…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (363+ words) Earliest evidence of humans making fire discovered in Suffolk Excavations at East Farm, Barnham, have uncovered the oldest-known traces of deliberate fire-making " a game-changing step in the human story that we now know took place 350,000 years earlier than was previously…...