Experience: I mudlarked a skullHang on, I thought. Am I about to become a prime suspect in a murder investigation? About a year ago, my parents gave me some money towards a pretty expensiv... The latest online campaign by chocolate giant Cadbury encouraged children to go “treasure hunting” over Easter. Kids were encouraged to “uncover underwater s... Art meets archaeologyA fresh perspective on Pompeii and Herculaneum In the wake of the highly successful Expanded Interiors exhibition at Pompeii and Herculaneum, Catrin Huber an... Ancient birds out of the egg runningThe ~125 million-year-old Early Cretaceous fossil beds of Los Hoyas, Spain have long been known for producing thousands of petrified fish and reptiles. The p... The Valley of the Kings revisitedIt may be the royal tombs that spring to mind when we think of the Valley of the Kings, but you did not have to be pharaoh to secure space in the cemetery. M... Review – Viking: rediscover the legendAn exhibition tracing the Vikings through the British Isles has reached the final stop on its two-year tour. Lucia Marchini headed to Norwich Castle Museum &... Review – Quarrying in CumbriaThis small but fascinating book tells the story of quarrying, or ‘stone-getting’, in Cumbria, from prehistoric to modern times. David Johnson uses photograph... Review – Freshwater Fish in EnglandThis book provides an eminently readable overview of freshwater fishing, redressing the focus on sea fishing that has dominated archaeological narratives in ... Review – Finds IdentifiedThis new book, Finds Identified, is a chunky volume celebrating the rich material culture of England and Wales. Brimming with information on archaeological o...