British Archaeology magazine is a bi-monthly magazine that looks in depth at the latest archaeology news, discoveries and research within the UK and from British Archaeologists working overseas.
It is available from major high street newsagents, via print or digital subscription, and is included as one of the membership benefits to members of the Council for British Archaeology.
Past Issues
Both print and digital editions of British Archaeology are included in the membership package of the Council for British Archaeology, along with a searchable back library of previous issues.
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ON THE COVER
Who would be an archaeologist?
A striking shot of masked archaeology students from Durham University, on an excavation at Auckland Castle this July, leads our theme of a crisis facing the future of UK archaeology as we know it. What are the concerns? Are they real? And what can be done?
CBA NEWS
From the director
Excavating memories, celebrating place – an unusual football ground
Casefiles
Island House, Laugharne
Archaeology active
Contribute your stories of places and spaces
Archaeology 8-25
The growing resource of online archaeology
FEATURES
Old salt
Years of excavations at Street House in North Yorkshire have reinforced the impression that there was something special about the place in early times. The discovery of a unique Neolithic saltern may hold the answer
Revealing Lincoln Castle
An ambitious project that combined conservation and excavation has furthered understanding of a major Norman castle and its history
Saving face
As the British Museum tells the story of Nero, we trace the emperor’s footprints in Britain, and his toppled statues
Ring of truth
New insights into how Iron Age torcs, neck-rings of precious metal, were made
Accelerator mass spectrometry
How AMS transformed archaeology, the third article in our series about the story of radiocarbon dating
OTHER REGULARS INCLUDE
News
A medieval chess workshop, and ancient engravings
News+
How have universities met the covid challenge of student ?eldwork?
The world in antiquity
A Neolithic wooden snake from Finland, and human remains in a Gabon cave
My archaeology
Shahina Farid, an excavator of extraordinary experience
Sharp focus
Cliff Palace at Mesa Verde, Colorado
Greg Bailey on TV
Where would archaeology be without Channel Four tv?
Books
The Battle of Brunanburh, prehistoric ancestors and more
Spoilheap
The British Museum’s next culture war?
British Archaeology is a bimonthly members’ magazine that is also available in newsagents, and by subscription in print and digital
