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With the summer digging season rapidly approaching, we will be running a series of pages highlighting excavation opportunities across Britain and Ireland. This month features projects ranging across East Anglia, the Midlands, and the South-East.

Vikings: the immersive experience and Pilgrimage of Love: Eleanor of Castile

Newly opened exhibitions at Dock X, London, and Leeds Castle, Kent,
include AI technology that brings the past to life in a startlingly personal way,
offering interactive audiences with medieval queens: one from Viking Age Scandinavia and the other from 13th-century England. Carly Hilts reports.

What's on

Current Archaeology Live! 2026

February 4, 2026

In partnership with: Current Archaeology Live! 2026 is coming up quickly, and tickets are selling fast. The conference, held in partnership with University College London’s Institute of Archaeology, will be on Saturday

What's on

Current Archaeology’s February Listings: exhibitions, events, and heritage from home

February 4, 2026

There are lots of great ways to get involved with history and archaeology over the next few months, including exhibitions, lectures, and conferences exploring a wide range of subjects. If you would prefer to get your heritage fix from the comfort of your sofa, though, there is a variety of resources on offer online, too, from virtual site tours and digital offerings by museums to podcasts, TV shows, and more. Kathryn Krakowka has put together a selection of some of the options available.

Museum·What's on

Hawai‘i: a kingdom crossing oceans

February 3, 2026

A new exhibition at the British Museum explores Hawai‘ian history and culture, as well as the archipelago’s complex but enduring relationship with the United Kingdom. Carly Hilts visited to learn more.

Museum·What's on

Museum news

February 2, 2026

The latest on acquisitions, exhibitions, and key decisions.

Books

How England Began: From the Romans to the Anglo-Saxons

February 1, 2026

REVIEW BY CH Nicholas Higham’s comprehensive exploration of how ‘Roman Britain’ transitioned into ‘Anglo-Saxon England’ brings with it a wealth of topics that still resonate today – discussions of migration, integration, and

Books

Aspects of the Bronze Age in the Atlantic Archipelago and Beyond

February 1, 2026

REVIEW BY KK Published from the papers presented at the Belfast Bronze Age Forum, which took place on 9-10 November 2013, the editor makes a point of noting that the proceedings from

Books

Hadrian’s Wall and Its Trees

February 1, 2026

REVIEW BY FEDERICO SANTANGELO Shortly after the felling of the Sycamore Gap tree, David Breeze gathered an outstanding lineup of contributors to reflect on specific sections of Hadrian’s Wall: the result was

Books

The Historic Landscapes of Cornwall and Devon

February 1, 2026

REVIEW BY STEPHEN RIPPON The character of the countryside all around us plays an important part in many communities’ sense of place. This is particularly clear in the south-west of Britain, where

Books

A Landscape of Plenty: excavations on a Roman estate, Cambridgeshire

February 1, 2026

REVIEW BY PADDY LAMBERT This report details the results of a large (3.56ha) excavation undertaken by Archaeological Research Services prior to the construction of the new Cambridgeshire South Police Station. The result

Books

King’s Seat, Dunkeld

February 1, 2026

REVIEW BY KK On the threshold between the Lowlands and the Highlands, the King’s Seat fort, 1.5km (a mile) west of Dunkeld on the River Tay, sits in an important location in

Travel

Charles Williams and the Corinth Roman Painting Project

Richard Hodges

January 23, 2026

In the second – and final – part of his interview, Richard Hodges talks to Charles K Williams about the remarkable Roman frescoes he discovered in Corinth.

Museum·What's on

Grand Egyptian Museum

January 22, 2026

The world’s most comprehensive collection devoted to ancient Egyptian civilisation has opened its doors in full. Tony Field reflects on his visit to the new museum in Giza.

Travel

Phaselis: A city and the sea

January 22, 2026

The ruins of ancient Phaselis occupy a striking setting on the Mediterranean shore. Matthew Symonds visited to find out more.

Books

Ritual Landscape: rock art and archaeology in the Mongolian Altai

January 22, 2026

REVIEW BY GEORGE NASH The Altai region of western Mongolia has long been considered marginal in broader Eurasian archaeological narratives. In this book, William Fitzhugh and Richard Kortum build a compelling case

Books

Between Sahara and Sea: Africa in the Roman Empire

January 22, 2026

REVIEW BY ANDREW SELKIRK The Roman province of Africa was famed as being the ‘breadbasket’ of the ancient city, for Africa produced the huge quantities of grain needed to feed the plebs

Books

Muslim Europe: a journey in search of a fourteen hundred year history

January 22, 2026

REVIEW BY ADAM KLUPS Are Muslims native to Europe? Should Islam, in a historical and cultural sense, be considered an indigenous European religion? Readers who believe they already know the answers to

TV & Film

War on Film – Nuremberg

January 15, 2026

Taylor Downing reviews the latest film and television releases.

Books

In Brief

January 15, 2026

MHM’s round-up of the latest military history releases.

Books

Archaeo-anthropology of Conflicts in France: from the earlier Middle Ages to the Second World War

January 15, 2026

REVIEW BY NICHOLAS SAUNDERS The past 25 years have seen a revolution in our understanding of war (especially modern war), due partly to the shift from a solely military-history approach to an

Books

Those Who Are About to Die: a day in the life of a Roman gladiator