Place of empires
Janice Kinory examines an early photograph of a Roman emperor’s palace.
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The latest on acquisitions, exhibitions, and key decisions.
‘Lost’ fragment of music identified in Scotland
A short fragment of musical notation has been identified as part of a pre-Reformation religious chant, offering interesting insights into the musical traditions of 16th-century Scotland. The piece of music was originally discovered in 2011, but until recently its identity…
UK news in brief
Wemyss Casts returned Two plaster casts of a boat carving in Jonathan’s Cave, east Wemyss, have been returned to Scotland after 90 years. Dated to 1st millennium BC, the original carving is possibly the earliest depiction of a boat in…
Howard Carter painting
A rare watercolour by Howard Carter is now on temporary display at the Egypt Centre, Swansea University. The scene from the Chapel of Thutmose I at Deir el-Bahri was painted when Carter was 19, and is his largest surviving work.…
Excavating the CA archive
Joe Flatman explores over half a century of reports from the past.
Excavating the CA archive
Joe Flatman explores over half a century of reports from the past.
Excavating the CA archive
Joe Flatman explores over half a century of reports from the past.
Park life then and now: Victoria Park, London
For 40 years, since the establishment of the Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England in 1983, Historic England has been protecting the country’s parks and gardens – with the Register now comprising more than 1,700…
Excavating the CA archive
Joe Flatman explores over half a century of reports from the past.
News in brief: conserving the Trinity College Dublin’s Old Library, and mapping the BBC
Some of the latest stories from the world of archaeology and heritage from Ireland and the UK.
This week: Anthony Kersting
Taken in the 1940s, Kersting's powerful black-and-white pictures document life among the much-persecuted Yazidi community in what is now the Kurdistan Region of northern Iraq. They include captivating portraits of individuals as well as stunning architectural views
This week: Thomas Clarkson
Almost half a century before the ownership of slaves was finally outlawed across most of the British empire, a devout young student at St John’s College, Cambridge, entered an essay competition and won first prize. That 1785 essay – entitled…
The earliest family photo from Stonehenge?
A Victorian 3D image thought to be the earliest-known family photograph to have been taken at Stonehenge has been identified in the collection of Queen guitarist Dr Brian May. CA went to see the ‘stereo view’ on display at the monument’s visitor centre.
News in brief
A 13th century Bishop's palace unearthed in Somerset, an aerial tribute to NHS, and a box of mementos donated to English Heritage.
Amelia Edwards
This major figure in Egyptian archaeology was also a novelist, journalist, artist, erstwhile musician, and dauntless travel writer.