As you’ll know, Stonehenge didn’t exist in splendid isolation but was part of an extraordinary complex of monuments ranging in size from...

On our journey to Yate last week we made the effort to visit the hamlet of Hawkesbury, which was just a short journey from our B’n’B on...

Large upright stones (orthostats) forming part of a linear feature at Gardom’s edge near Baslow. Yes, it’s that time of year again...

Catherine talking to Eileen Parker, one of the archaeologists on the project. Catherine and I had a little road trip this week when we...

You know you’re getting close when you see the sign! Last week I was despatched on a mission – to see how Trent & Peak Archaeology had...

Back in December I visited the excavations at a site called Must Farm near Peterborough. It is a fantastically preserved Bronze Age house...

St Peter’s, Titchfield, Hampshire. Churches are just one of our ritual sites. To paraphrase that Fast Show character “Aren’t churches...

Members of the 2009 Stonehenge Riverside Project photographing the joints on the top of one of the uprights. Once again the nation’s...

Catherine and I recently had the chance to visit the British Museum to catch two of their featured exhibitions – The Celts: Art &...

Last week I have the opportunity of visiting Must Farm,  a Bronze Age settlement site, with members of the Prehistoric Society. Right...

Introduction As with our earlier posts on the Palaeolithic and Mesolithic, we are going to break down the Neolithic in Britain to more...

It has been really busy of late, but we thought we’d share with you the fantastic time we had with the children of Class 5 at Taxal &...

This month could well be called ‘Celt month’ as a new exhibition, documentary series and book all aim to re-paint a picture of what we...

It’s about time we had more news from Staffordshire. So, first things first – over 50 skeletons have been found on the site of a medieval...

Well, while schools are getting settled in and universities are gearing up to the new academic year, here are a few items from the world...

The busy summer of activity continues, and while some projects such as those at Dorstone, Marden and the Ardnamurchan Transitions Project...

This weekend saw me visit to 3 excavations of some importance in the story of our past. In terms of British prehistory the Neolithic is...

As promised Ian visited a number of excavations last week including Dorstone Hill – here’s his report. Hi everyone! Nice to be back after...

The summer of fantastic excavations on some of the most interesting sites from British Prehistory continues and now you can see some of...

Things are going nicely on top of Dorstone Hill. The second week of the excavation has revealed more of the structure and is looking...