In 2009, a metal detectorist searching an ordinary ploughed field uncovered a buried Anglo-Saxon hoard that transformed Britain’s understanding of early medieval wealth

Staffordshire farm field revealed an astonishing Anglo-Saxon hoard. This remarkable unearthing reshaped historical narratives about early medieval Britain, highlighting its opulence and intricate ...
AINA

The British School of Archaeology in Iraq

Gertrude Bell with Sir Percy Cox and Ibn Saud, the first king of Saudi Arabia. Basra, April 1916. (Gertrude Bell Archive/Newcastle University) On a dark November day in 1929, the nascent British ...
The Conversation

Austerity and house building boom mean British archaeology is in severe danger

George Osbourne has just announced that government departments have to find £3 billion in savings over the next year. The Department of Communities and Local Government will have a reduction of £230 ...
Nature

British archaeology boost may uncover old enthusiasm

Archaeologists are hoping that a £1.2-million grant from the Leverhulme Trust will help to revive the study of ancient settlement patterns in the British Isles. The alternative text for this image may ...
Observer

British Museum Showcases Underwater Archaeology, PAMM Faces Next Challenge, and More

The British Museum will open its first ever show about underwater archaeology with “Sunken Cities: Egypt’s Lost Worlds,” opening next May. The show features Egypt’s first major antiquities loans since ...
Live Science

World War I British warship that sank in a surprise U-boat attack 110 years ago discovered in North Sea

Romans Athena bowl: A silver and gold vessel of the goddess and her owl, buried in a German forest 2,000 years ago Archaeology Gold sword scabbard discovered under toppled tree in Norway was likely ...
Nature

British Archæology

AMONG the numerous papers on British archæology read before Section H (Anthropology) of the British Association at the recent Bristol meeting, two are of special interest. (1) Mr. C. W. Phillips, in ...