Scientists search for the explosive source of a disaster that wiped out almost a third of Londoners in 1258
Soldiers injured in Afghanistan make surprise find on UK archaeology dig
Rehabilitation project on Salisbury plain sees soldiers astounding archaeologists with 1,400-year-old treasures
Shakespeare’s Curtain theatre unearthed in east London
Theatre where Romeo and Juliet was first performed is rediscovered in Shoreditch centuries after it was dismantled
Gnawed Roman skeleton that inspired Sylvia Plath poem goes on display
Sarcophagus containing bones of Roman woman and rodents that chewed her ankle go on show at Cambridge museum
Vandals damage Roman stonework at Scarborough castle
Night time attack risks damage to sensitive archaeology dating back more than 2,500 years
How stone age man invented the art of raving
New scientific techniques reveal how large tribal gatherings swept neolithic Britain
Gateshead prefabs become part of history
They were no beauties, but an effective answer to post-war housing shortage which has lasted more than six times longer than expected
GB: Spitfires in Burma
Our resident Archaeological legend is fresh, (well not so much fresh as gin soaked) from his latest expedition through the DVD collection here at Archaeosoup […]
Indian villagers’ homes threatened by heritage ruling
Judgment on Tughluqabad’s fortress wall likely to force eviction of 60,000 people, amid tensions over monuments
Cross and bed found in Anglo-Saxon grave shed new light on ‘dark ages’
Archaeologists in Cambridge thrilled to discover grave with body of young woman on a bed with an ornate gold cross