The Flying Archaeologist
After many years working in heritage and archaeology Ben Robinson joined English Heritage as a Team Leader and Inspector of Ancient Monuments in 2009 and is now a Principal Heritage at Risk Adviser....
View ArticleLooking inside: Investigation of marine archaeological artefacts
Angela Middleton holds a degree in archaeological conservation from the University of Applied Sciences, Berlin/ Germany and an MSc in Maritime Conservation Science from the University of Portsmouth/...
View ArticleA new site for the Battle of Hastings?
Last night’s Time Team aired on Channel 4 and apart from cringing at the prospect of watching myself on TV, I was very keen to see it. Earlier this year, we were approached by Time Team to make a...
View ArticleDocumenting the Physical Legacy of the Home Front 1914 – 18
Today the Council for British Archaeology, English Heritage and many other national organisations are launching an online project, Home Front Legacy 1914 – 18, which turns us all into archaeologists....
View ArticleNew Discovery at the ‘Home of Easter’
After almost 20 years of intermittent excavation on the Whitby Abbey Headland we were putting together the records and drawn plans of a 7th century Anglian cemetery, which lay some distance to the...
View ArticleExcavation of a Viking-Age Cemetery at Cumwhitton
Little did Peter Adams know, when he pulled a metal object from the ground in 2004, that he had made one of the most exciting discoveries in Viking-age archaeology in England for many years. He had...
View Article21 Amazing Places in England Recently Given Protected Status
1. Ennerdale, Cumbria. About 2000 BC to present Despite being clothed in over 1,200 hectares of coniferous plantations, the Ennerdale valley retains evidence for human occupation from the Bronze age...
View ArticleTop 5 Heritage Blog Posts of 2014
5. Lost Railway Stations Earlier this month, we celebrated the release of Simon Parissien’s new book on English Railway stations with a nostalgic look at some of the architectural gems of the railway...
View Article6 Sites That Help Us Better Understand Roman Entertainment
The amphitheatre was one of the few building types created by the Romans and its purpose was to stage spectacles (spectacula), which included wild beast hunts (venatoria) and the throwing of criminals...
View Article6 Ways to Live your Life as a Hermit
Looking to leave the rat race and live a quiet life? Hermits were religious individuals and contrary to popular belief not all hermits completely shunned outside interaction – some were preachers...
View ArticleHeritage Highlights: Where is one of the world’s oldest surviving railway...
Fritchley Tunnel Butterley Gangroad, Fritchley, Derbyshire Scheduled: 2015 NHLE entry Who would have thought that, beneath an unassuming junction in the centre of the village of Fritchley in...
View ArticleSecret Underground Cities: Nottingham
1000 years ago Nottingham was known as Tigguocobauc: the house of caves. It’s likely the first caves were carved beneath the cliff of sandstone on which the city was founded but as the town grew, so...
View Article5 plants the Romans gave us
The British love to get out in the garden but did you know some of our most familiar garden plants and weeds were introduced around two thousand years ago when Britain became part of the Roman Empire?...
View Article6 reasons to support the Staffordshire Hoard
We have given £400,000 towards some groundbreaking research into the Staffordshire Hoard. It will lead to an online catalogue detailing every one of the hundreds of objects in the Hoard. The plan is...
View ArticleA Brief Introduction to Bronze Age Barrows
Round barrows were created in every part of England, mainly between 2200BC and 1100BC, but many have been destroyed. They can be identified as round mounds, often surrounded by a ‘ring ditch’ from...
View Article6 Fascinating Finds from the London Wreck, 1665
Three hundred and fifty years ago, a second rate 72-gun warship known as the London spectacularly blew up after a gun powder explosion just off Southend-on-Sea in Essex. It is considered one of...
View ArticleEngland’s Record Breaking Heritage
The Guinness World Records celebrates 60 years of extraordinary achievements this week, from globetrotting explorers to sports heroes smashing records. In this spirit, we’ve delved into our Heritage...
View Article7 New Discoveries about Stonehenge
Stonehenge and its surrounding landscape have seen an unprecedented amount of research in the last decade. One of the most significant strands of this has been Historic England’s survey of the stones,...
View ArticleA Brief Introduction to Ancient Paths and Highways
From main roads connecting towns and cities to meandering green lanes and mysterious paths to nowhere, our highways and byways are steeped in history. Freight lorries bound for the Continent still use...
View Article7 Archaeological Discoveries that have Rewritten England’s Story
It’s 27 years since a watershed moment in England’s archaeology. Before 1990, precious archaeological remains found during building projects, such as the Roman temple of Mithras were being lost. Public...
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