Medical memories The article on Temperance (CA 434) was very interesting, but one important establishment was missed: the National Temperance Hospital on Hampstead Road, purpose-built in the late 19th century. When I was nursing there in the early 1970s, we…
The newest exhibition at the Cornwall Museum & Art Gallery (CMAG) in Truro explores local lore and its lasting legacy. Laura Miucci describes the displays.
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.
This month’s selection of summer digging opportunities includes projects from the Midlands, south-east England, Scotland, and Wales.
An absorbing new exhibition at Oriel Môn in Llangefni highlights Anglesey’s long and varied archaeological heritage. Carly Hilts visited the displays.
What makes this is a welcome addition to the not inconsiderable number of histories of Glasgow, is that Moffat knows how to tell a good story. The book is of interest because it extends back to prehistory and up to…
Prehistoric cultural exchange in Germany Excavations at Eilsleben in northern Germany have revealed a fortified settlement site, dating to c.5375 BC, that may have been founded by some of the first farmers to arrive in this part of Europe. The…
• Sizewell C: tracing 6,000 years of history in Suffolk
• Buildings of the Temperance movement
• Unusual ditch burials at Venta Icenorum
• Woodworking tools of Late Bronze Age Britain
• Pointing to the past: arrowheads, experimental archaeology and CA awards
As Lucia Gahlin explains in the final chapter of this book, popular perceptions of ancient Egyptian culture are traditionally informed by the works of Graeco-Roman writers, and by modern interpretations of Egypt’s ancient history in literature and film. But in…
This is an unusual book that focuses not on excavation results and discoveries (although these are covered), but on life excavating in Egypt. Jeffrey Spencer, who directed many seasons of fieldwork for the British Museum and the Egypt Exploration Society,…
Sandra Hardy explores the work of skilled artisans who continue the long tradition of pharaonic textile production.
A new archaeological site has been declared in South Sinai, at the Umm Arak Plateau – about 5km (3 miles) north-east of the Serabit el-Khadim temple and the copper and turquoise mining areas. An Egyptian mission discovered a large number…
Hilary Wilson describes the many depictions of birds in ancient Egyptian tomb scenes.
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 Mortimer guides us through some of the most significant discoveries to-date.
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.
• Prosperity and plague: Broughton Lodge’s Anglo-Saxon cemetery
• Late Roman and early medieval silver
• Examining the lives of Britain’s oldest church doors
• Evidence of a Roman villa estate at Milton, Cambridgeshire
• Sarsen study sheds new light on the construction of Stonehenge
• Purple fever: was this just a Middle Kingdom fad?
• Terenouthis: a Roman town in Egypt
• Dows Dunham and the tomb of Queen Hetepheres
• Cancer in ancient Egypt
• The development of the postal system in ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia
• The last of the Twelfth Dynasty kings
• Out and about: visiting the archaeological museum in Alexandria
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.
Africa’s oldest cremation? Archaeological investigations in the shadow of Mount Hora, in northern Malawi, have revealed the oldest evidence for human cremation yet found in Africa. The burial, which dates to c.9,500 years ago, was discovered at a rock-shelter site…
At the end of February, our annual conference returned to UCL’s Institute of Education in London, with hundreds of people coming together to share the latest news about the past. For those who weren’t there, here is a round-up of what went on.
Peter Ross has made quite a name for himself in recent years. His previous books, A Tomb with a View: the stories and glories of graveyards (2021) and Steeple Chasing: around Britain by church (2023), both became bestsellers, and I…
Today, 17 million UK households have at least one pet. Carly Hilts visited a new exhibition in Oxford exploring humans’ long and varied relationships with animals.
Why do so many of us choose to share our lives – and our homes – with at least one animal? Pets & their People (published to accompany an exhibition of the same name – see here – and written…
The narrative about the rise and fall of civilisations and their infrastructures is still omnipresent in scholarship about past cities. It is a story that sells well.
Most maritime archaeologists spend their careers trying to tease out what happened before a ship sank by asking questions like who was on board, when was it built, where was it going, and why? While poring over James Delgado’s new…
MHM’s round-up of the latest military history releases.
Your thoughts on issues raised by the magazine.
The author and historian on childhood reading habits and
new ways to look at the past.
Pleased about potin coins I was so amused when I saw the ‘pastry potin’ coins on the ‘Letters’ page in CA 432. I remember David Holman some years ago showing a group of members of the Isle of Thanet Archaeological…
The latest on acquisitions, exhibitions, and key decisions.
This book draws together diverse excavations; geophysical, augering, and fieldwalking surveys; and other investigations carried out between 1991 and 2009 to help determine a location and explore design options for the Stonehenge Visitor Centre that opened in 2013 (see CA…
• Exploring the archaeology of Ben Lomond
• The history of the ‘Hill of Goats’: the Yeavering excavations
• Surveying rock-art discoveries in the Peak District National Park
• Tracing the evolution of attitudes towards mental health of Clifton Hospital, York
• Special report: examining the Norfolk Carnyx Hoard
• The making of ancient Egypt: Glimpsing the artisans behind the artefacts
• 109 Roman mounts: Excavating a military horse cemetery
• Heritage on the Antarctic Peninsula
• Communicating classical antiquity: The making of a museum of ancient art
• Charles Williams and the remarkable Roman frescoes he discovered in Corinth
• Phaselis: How a coastal location brought both wealth and war to this ancient city
Apart from the Black Death, there is not another historical disease that piques public interest quite like syphilis. The question of whether the bacterium responsible was brought to Europe from the New World following the voyage of Christopher Columbus, or…
CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE IN ANCIENT EGYPT The exhibition traces the daily lives of young ancient Egyptians, with a display of more than 190 pieces from national and international collections in the Vimcorsa Room, accompanied by an immersive audiovisual experience in…
Gerrit zur Hausen explains the difficulties of studying cancer in ancient populations, and how such research may help in our fight against the disease today.