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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ON THE COVER
Experimental archaeology: a physical way of understanding the past
Adam Parsons, who features in My Archaeology, pictured at a primary schools workshop on Viking age material culture during Tynwald on the Isle of Man [Credit: Adam Parson].
CBA NEWS
National Trust conducts its largest geophysical survey. Students uncover new Roman Villa in Leicestershire. Medieval street food kitchen found in Suffolk. Time Team find pieces of Sutton Hoo bucket. Uffington White Horse restored. New scanner offers a glimpse into Roman medicine. Wessex Archaeology library. Historic cannon found submerged in the Thames Estuary. Anglo-Saxon human remains found in hotel grounds.
From the director
In May, the CBA launched a new event called Out and About Archaeology, designed to encourage people to get ‘out and about’, and explore places across the UK.
Casefiles
Recently, we commented on a scheme for a new housing development in Penzance, Cornwall, where the scale, massing, and design would be out of context in the historic grain of the medieval port town.
Archaeology 8-25
Young Archaeologists’ Club is definitely fun, but is it impactful? We asked our members...
Archaeology Active
Dr Claire Corkill reveals the winners of this year’s Marsh Community Archaeology Awards.
My Archaeology
Adam Parsons, graphics and digital media lead for Oxford Archaeology’s Lancaster office, recalls how his parents sparked his interest in archaeology and how reenacting led to his crafting artefacts.
FEATURES
Death in Dorset: A human sacrifice from the British Iron Age
Miles Russell, Martin Smith, Ellen Hambleton, Paul Cheetham and Heather Tamminen of Bournemouth University report on a violent prehistoric murder.
Putting Tintagel in context
Ken Dark shares findings from five years of fieldwork by the Tintagel Hinterland Project.
Lovely LiDAR
One of the most important recent developments in landscape archaeology has been the public availability of LiDAR data. Mark Horton explains how to use it.
Making, understanding, storytelling: Experimental archaeology
Brendan O’Neill, Anita Radini, Barry Molloy, and Aidan O’Sullivan share their experiences of teaching experimental archaeology at undergraduate level, and why they believe it enhances the educational experiences of students who take their course.
OTHER REGULARS INCLUDE
The world in antiquity
There is a need to shift from recording to monitoring of preservation of the Roman frontier, particularly in the Middle East and North Africa. A study focuses on the decline of Karanis, and presents the first absolute dates from a Greco-Roman settlement in Egypt. Research supports the hypothesis that people with expertise in copper mining, smelting, and casting travelled south from north-west China during the second millennium BC. Sediment samples taken from six cesspits dating from 1250-1600, and analysed for intestinal parasites suggest they may not be a proxy for wealth by themselves. A multidisciplinary scientific project in Poland is drawing attention to the role of archaeological methods in investigating crimes against humanity from the Second World War. Settler colonialism, restrictions, violence and blockades have prevented the use of many landscape archaeology techniques to understand the archaeology of Gaza. Analysis of the wealth found within graves yields evidence of the impact of taxation on the development of lower classes in Assyrian Empire.
Sharp focus
Mick Sharp recalls a visit to the once formidable fortified Berber village of Telouet in the High Atlas: Palace of Glaoui, Morocco.
Greg Bailey on TV
Mysteries of the Pyramids with Dara O´ Briain left Greg Bailey wondering just how many more pyramid mysteries British viewers could take.
The Society of Antiquaries
Becky Loughead, librarian at The Society of Antiquaries of London, explores the The Harley Collection.
Archaeology Now
Dr Chlöe Duckworth asks whether we underestimate experimental archaeology.
British Archaeology is a bimonthly members’ magazine that is also available in newsagents and by subscription in print and digital
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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
CBA membership includes access to a searchable library of previous British Archaeology issues, dating back to 1995.
You can search our back catalogue for subjects that may interest you here.
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Institutional subscriptions are available on a wide range of devices and offer both IP authenticated and remote access. Tools such as an integral keyword search, bookmarking and extensive linking will allow users to use the subscription to enhance their study of archaeology.
With an insitutional subscription, you gain access to all of the following benefits:
- Fully-searchable access to the growing archive of back issues.
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