British Archaeology is our award-winning bi-monthly publication, published by the CBA, focusing on the latest archaeology news, discoveries, and research within the UK and from British Archaeologists working overseas. With articles from the CBA team, it is a great way to get to know the work we do.
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Current Issue
Introducing the May/June 2024 issue of British Archaeology
ON THE COVER
Piermaster’s Green: community stories from Liverpool’s former docks
An encaustic tile from the first floor bathroom of number 7, Albert Parade,Liverpool. Recovered during excavation at Piermaster’s Green [Credit: Pete Carr].
CBA NEWS
A Roman settlement found at site of medieval shipbuilding site; finds included a rarehead from a figurine of Mercury in pipeclay.
Anglo-Saxon textile productionuncovered in Northumberland.
Time Team to return to Sutton Hoo to dig mysteriousfeatures.
From the director
April will see a major change in the way archaeology is looked after in Wales whenthe four Welsh Archaeological Trusts will be formally merged into Heneb–the Trust for Welsh Archaeology.
Casefiles
The CBA has rejected current plans for the development of a solar farm near the site of Roman Richborough.
Archaeology 8-25
CBA Youth Advisory Board members Annabelle Bowen and Jess Hornby discuss the four strands that will drive the board’s plans for the year ahead.
Archaeology Active
Arran Johnson, York Archaeology, shares details of an innovative social prescribing project that was built in partnership with City of York Council and the York Centre for Voluntary Service
My Archaeology
Eight men who took part in the ‘Digging for Erlestoke’ project, reflect in their ownwords on what this introduction to archaeology has meant to them.
FEATURES
Giant surprises at Cerne Abbas
Mike Allen presents the results of recent excavations at Cerne Abbas’ Giant Hill,including how many giants there have been and when the first was constructed.
Piermaster’s Green: stories from the docks
A dig by National Museums of Liverpool helped the local community uncover the lives of the women and children who worked at Liverpool’s old docks.
Small wins and wicked problems
In an important and timely new book, John Schofield suggests that archaeologists have the superpowers necessary to address some significant global challenges faced by society: climate change, environmental pollution, crime and conflict, social injustice, health and well-being.
Erlestoke Prison: A dig with a difference
Since the summer of 2023, a teamfrom Wessex Archaeology have been taking part in a project to give men at Erlestoke Prison access to archaeology. Here, members share what they learned from the experience and what they found while digging.
OTHER REGULARS INCLUDE
The world in antiquity
The plant known as black henbane (Hyoscyamus niger) is an extremely poisonous member of the nightshade family, known to have been used in the past for its medicinal and psychoactive qualities. While unequivocal cases of its intentional collection and use are rare in the archaeological record, a discovery in 2017 in the Netherlands has prompted a review of the evidence, which now suggests that its properties were well understood in the Roman period.
Sharp focus
Tides of history: Holy Island, Northumberland.
Greg Bailey on TV
Digging for Britain is getting better and better, but it would be great to swap some o the elfin music and beautiful vistas for some good old fashioned academic arguments.
Reviews
The Material Culture of English Rural Households c. 1250–1600; Legion Life in the Roman Army Exhibition.
Archaeology Now
Dr Chlöe Duckworth discusses the interface between art and archaeology.
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Regular features
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From the director
A letter from director of the Council for British Archaeology Neil Redfern
Archaeology 8-25
Articles from the delivery & engagement team at the Council for British Archaeology, as they report on the world of young and aspiring archaeologists
Archaeology Active
Discover more about CBA activities to champion archaeology and public participation
Casefiles
Caseworkers at the Council for British Archaeology present examples from the council’s files
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Past Issues
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You can search our back catalogue for subjects that may interest you here.
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