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Among the over 800 Iron Age metal artefacts are finds that prove Iron Age Brits had conact with Europe.
Genetics shows that women stayed put in Late Iron Age Dorset, while men moved to other groups.
Roman writers found the relative empowerment of Celtic women in British society remarkable. People today shouldn’t.
The bog does not neatly divide traces of the distant and recent past. Archaeology and forensic science still have much to learn from each other.
The genetic study challenges previous theories about the origins and culture of the Picts.
Since 2011, professional and amateur archaeologists in Cardiff have been unearthing prehistoric artefacts. But last summer, they began to discover something even more extraordinary.
Recent excavations reveal that what was once thought to be a Bronze Age fort is actually much younger, and produce evidence of a huge settlement that was home to 4,000 people.
Without a clear framework within which decisions can be made, heritage resources will forever be threatened by development.
Ancient farmers ensured their children were fed and entertained in a similar way to modern parents.
A hot summer reveals hidden history beneath the dried-out fields - but only when seen from the air.
From the tropics of Borneo, Darren Curnoe posted a daily diary sharing his team’s dig to explore ancient cemeteries. Through two metres of clay, human bones and tools were discovered.
Archaeology is not only about stones and bones: it is mainly about the people of the past. DNA is one way to get from the stones and the bones to the people and their stories.
Torcs found in the Staffordshire hills can reveal a lot about Iron Age society.
Are we headed to a magnetic reversal and all the global disruption that would bring? Enter archaeomagnetism. A look at the archaeological record in southern Africa provides some clues.
What’s in a name? In search of the link between the Parisi people of East Yorkshire and Parisii of northern France.
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Senior Lecturer in Archaeology, University of Hull
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