Current Archaeology News Today

As noted here three years ago, UK contract archaeology is in a deep slump where hundreds of archaeologists have been laid off and a number of excavation units have closed shop. Those experienced and well-connected field archaeologists who got the sack didn't evaporate: many of them are still out there waiting for the job market to improve.

A UNIVERSITY of Bradford-led excavation dubbed ‘a race against time and tide’ has been named Rescue Project of the Year by Current Archaeology…

The remarkable recovery of artefacts from the 17th century Gloucester warship found off the Norfolk coast has been nominated for a national award.

Prof David Jacques is project director of the internationally important Mesolithic archaeological site of Blick Mead, around a mile from Stonehenge

THE story of human remains uncovered in an archaeological dig became front-page news this month.

Archaeology.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from archaeology.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.

Archaeology.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from archaeology.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.

THE story of human remains uncovered in an archaeological dig became front-page news this month.

Archaeology.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from archaeology.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.

Voting has now opened for the Current Archaeology Awards! Which people, projects and publications deserve recognition?