News Round Up

In summer 2019, a beautiful Tibetan thangka came to the British Museum’s Hirayama studio. It was in poor condition, with light-damaged silk borders and flaking paint, so it needed to be treated by conservators before it could be displayed safely in…

CAIRO, EGYPT—ABC News reports that the 14-year restoration of the step pyramid of Djoser, which is located in the Saqqara necropolis, has been completed. The 4,700-year-old structure was damaged during an earthquake in 1992 and was in danger of…

FOLKESTONE, ENGLAND—According to a report in The Independent, researchers led by Andrew Richardson of the Canterbury Archaeological Trust have examined and dated human remains from a church in southeast England. The study found that the bones…

The strength of the ADS has always been the people who work here. As a team, we accomplish a lot. Out of the existing cohort of 13 staff, eight are female. Individually, and as a group, these women bring an array of knowledge, skills, and commitment…

On the surface of it, dust can seem like a mundane nuisance, but it’s of great interest to Scientists and Conservators who can zoom into this hidden microscopic world. Staff across the museum work together to rid the galleries and stores of this…

More than 50 burials have been excavated within the medieval burial grounds surrounding Lincoln Cathedral, including what is thought to be the grave of a priest. The post Medieval priestly burial found at Lincoln Cathedral appeared first on Current…

Scroll down to view pictures from the 12th annual Current Archaeology Awards. Click the image to view a high-resolution version. All pictures should be credited as stated in the image caption. The winners of the 12th annual Current Archaeology…

Top archaeological honours at the prestigious Current Archaeology Awards went to Professor Alison Sheridan, who has been named Archaeologist of the Year for 2020. An eminent archaeologist who has enjoyed an impressive career, Alison has just retired…

Adventurous archaeologists who abseiled down the face of an ancient Roman quarry near Hadrian’s Wall to record rapidly eroding 3rd-century graffiti have won 2020’s award for Rescue Project of the Year. The Written Rock of Gelt, a sandstone outcrop…

Star Carr, in North Yorkshire, is celebrated as Britain’s most important Mesolithic (‘Middle Stone Age’; c.9000-4000 BC) site, home to an extraordinary hunter-gatherer settlement that has yielded unprecedented insights into a little-understood…

Winner of the award for Book of the Year 2020 was Life and death in the countryside of Roman Britain, by Alexander Smith, Martyn Allen, Tom Brindle, Michael Fulford, Lisa Lodwick, and Anna Rohnbogner, published by the Society for the Promotion of…

PUNE, INDIA—The Times of India reports that more than 1,500 stone tools have been uncovered in Koloshi Cave, which is located in the state of Maharashtra, near India’s western coast. The tools, including ringstones, spades, blades, cores, and…

KUCHING, BORNEO—The Borneo Post reports that more than 100 human bone fragments held at the University of Florida were handed over to Borneo’s Sarawak Museum Complex for eventual display. The remains, estimated to be about 40,000 years old, were…

KARACHI, PAKISTAN—According to a Haaretz report, archaeologists have discovered nearly 90 pounds of ivory fragments in dumps situated near the remains of 800-year-old workshops in the ancient port city of Bhanbhore, which is located in southeastern…

Orkney Research Centre for Archaeology based at Orkney College UHI is looking for volunteers to join the team undertaking the exciting new Orkney Energy Landscapes Project. Join us on the 28th March to complete archaeological recording of the…

Two buildings found during excavations at Bath Abbey are the first Anglo-Saxon stone structures to be identified within the city, and may belong to the monastery where Edgar was crowned as first King of England, new analysis suggests. The post…

BURGOS, SPAIN—According to a Science News report, two Homo erectus braincases and varied stone tools have been found at two sites in Ethiopia’s Afar triangle. The fossils were recovered from about 3.5 miles apart from each other. Paleoanthropologist…

LINCOLNSHIRE, ENGLAND—Lincolnshire Live reports that a metal detectorist discovered a brooch shaped like a saddled horse in a heavily plowed field in eastern England. Lisa Brundle of Lincolnshire County Council said the Roman artifact originally…

In this column Joe Flatman looks at the diverse array of sites and landscapes that CA has visited in Hampshire over the years. The post Excavating the CA archive: Hampshire appeared first on Current Archaeology.

Over 2,000 years ago, in what today is West Sussex but at the time lay within the territory of the Iron Age Regni tribe, an elaborate funeral was taking place. The man being laid to rest was an important and seemingly well-respected individual, with…