<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[Archaeology - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/archaeology/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/archaeology/rss/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest Archaeology news with just one click. Don't miss out on anything happening in your profession!]]></description><language>en-uk</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 19:17:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Knowing better than them: diplomatic judgement at Santa Cecília d’Elins]]></title><description><![CDATA[(Note: this post was all ready to go on Sunday night when I drifted onto Academia.edu for no very good reason and found an exactly relevant article that seriously affected some of what was here. If it looks a bit scrappy now, that is me trying not to do a full rewrite and delay things further&hellip; Hopefully it&rsquo;s not evident though!)<br />
I have, at times, been known to claim that I&rsquo;m an expert in diplomatic. That&rsquo;s not diplomacy, or diplomatic history, but an older, I&rsquo;d eve]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/archaeology/knowing-better-than-them-diplomatic-judgement-at-santa-ceclia-delins/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 19:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/archaeology/knowing-better-than-them-diplomatic-judgement-at-santa-ceclia-delins/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One-Man Churches in the Western Isles]]></title><description><![CDATA[In recent years a lot of my posts have been collections of photos from very long ago of things medieval, and while that is in some ways fine &ndash; I&rsquo;m here to tell you about them &ndash; it has struck me of late that they haven&rsquo;t all had a point. I felt the last one worked better for having even the semblance of one, but then having promised there to talk about the Islay church of Kilmeny, had to wonder what the actual point of doing so was. Then a friend of mine coincidentally ran]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/archaeology/one-man-churches-in-the-western-isles/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 20:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/archaeology/one-man-churches-in-the-western-isles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Frontier warlords in Ankara]]></title><description><![CDATA[[This is a post that got shunted down the queue for reasons of respect and priority; I originally wrote it about four months ago. It still might want reporting, though, so here you are.] Every now and then I remember that the ostensible purpose of this blog is to publicise my endeavours, rather than report on academic things that happened years ago or sadly commemorate dead scholars. Of course, for much of the last decade, and especially the last few years, there hasn&rsquo;t been as much to rep]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/archaeology/frontier-warlords-in-ankara/</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 13:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/archaeology/frontier-warlords-in-ankara/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It’s an ill wind that blows nobody any good (c. 985)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Let&rsquo;s go back to my actual research area for a post, shall we? You remember, perhaps&mdash;gosh, it seems a while ago&mdash;that in one of my two brief interludes of research leave in my previous job I got hold of the Barcelona volumes, nearly the last, of the monumental Catalunya Carol&iacute;ngia project to publish all the pre-1000 charters preserved in Catalonia, and found numerous real gems in there?1 Or in some cases, the opposite, in the form of horrible people? Well, this is another]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/archaeology/its-an-ill-wind-that-blows-nobody-any-good-c-985/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 18:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/archaeology/its-an-ill-wind-that-blows-nobody-any-good-c-985/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wet Hillforts in Islay, or, Large-Scale Oblivion]]></title><description><![CDATA[I intended a light post to follow the last one, and this is lighter, but a point got in my way while I was drafting it, so it develops weight towards the end. We begin in September of 2021, when my then-partner, now-wife and I went for a short break to Islay. We loved it, but it was right at the end of the holiday season and the weather was, how to put it, fairly "soft". What this means is that, after passing on one drive a structure that seemed pretty obviously to be a hillfort, we decided ther]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/archaeology/wet-hillforts-in-islay-or-large-scale-oblivion/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 20:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/archaeology/wet-hillforts-in-islay-or-large-scale-oblivion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deaths of the titans]]></title><description><![CDATA[I almost wish I had never started writing obituaries on this blog. Obviously, there were good reasons to do so (as well as some bad ones) and people I felt I owed, but still. I should have realised that it would mean chronicling the passage of the generation where as a student and young academic I found my teachers and patrons, and as that generation reaches the kind of extent which can be expected, of course the bad news keeps coming.However, very rarely am I expecting it when it comes, and cer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/archaeology/deaths-of-the-titans/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 18:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/archaeology/deaths-of-the-titans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In and on an abbey]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is more spare time in my new life than there was but somehow it keeps being taken up&hellip; I haven&rsquo;t yet worked out where blogging fits into the new r&eacute;gime, either. I should, really, be able to post more regularly soon, but in the meantime, may I keep your attention at least a little with some more West Midlands medieval ecclesiastical architecture? These are photos from the same trip as the last such post, which we rounded off with a proper wander around this place.First si]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/archaeology/in-and-on-an-abbey/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2026 11:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/archaeology/in-and-on-an-abbey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Excavating the CA archive – medieval and modern mines]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last month&rsquo;s column explored prehistoric mines, and this month I will follow up on the topic by visiting medieval and modern examples that have been examined in past issues of CA. The range is wide: from Welsh slate to English coal, and from salt in the Midlands to tin in the south-west. For those seeking an overview of this subject, the key starting point is Neil Cossons&rsquo; exploration of Britain&rsquo;s industrial archaeology in CA 216 (March 2008); see also the &lsquo;Odd Socs&rsquo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/archaeology/excavating-the-ca-archive-medieval-and-modern-mines/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/archaeology/excavating-the-ca-archive-medieval-and-modern-mines/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Current Archaeology 432 – ON SALE NOW]]></title><description><![CDATA[The picturesque landscape around Loch Lomond has long been celebrated for its natural beauty, including the slopes of Ben Lomond, which attract tens of thousands of hill-walking enthusiasts every year. What, though, is known about the mountain&rsquo;s historic environment? For the last 30 years, the National Trust for Scotland have been working to document archaeological sites stretching from the lochside to the summit of Ben Lomond. In our cover feature, we highlight some of the key discoverie]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/archaeology/current-archaeology-432-on-sale-now/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/archaeology/current-archaeology-432-on-sale-now/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘By yon bonnie banks’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exploring the archaeology of Ben LomondDigging the iron bloomery mound on the Ardess Hidden History Trail (Site 6). IMAGE: National Trust for ScotlandBen Lomond is one of Scotland&rsquo;s most famous mountains, lying on the edge of the Highland boundary fault, with its shouldered profile dominating the skyline of the Central Belt and the Trossachs. Over the last three decades, National Trust for Scotland staff have been unpicking the archaeological and historical stories preserved within this la]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/archaeology/by-yon-bonnie-banks/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/archaeology/by-yon-bonnie-banks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Correction III: at least one is black on one side]]></title><description><![CDATA[I suppose it is not inappropriate that after lamenting Josep Mar&iacute;a Salrach&rsquo;s death I return to a long-stubbed post in which I put one of the books he allowed me to get for free, and in whose publication he was a major part, to work.1 This comes, you see, out of that brief patch of research leave I had back in 2022 which I spent trying to find Count-Marquis Borrell II and his contacts in the newly-available charters from the county of Barcelona, and it&rsquo;s one of the bits where t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/archaeology/correction-iii-at-least-one-is-black-on-one-side/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 19:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/archaeology/correction-iii-at-least-one-is-black-on-one-side/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Excavating the CA Archive – Neolithic and Bronze Age mines]]></title><description><![CDATA[Since CA 428, my columns have focused on prehistoric Britain, and while researching these I read about a series of mines dating to the Neolithic and/or Bronze Age. This is a fascinating rabbit-hole to climb into, and next month I will follow it with an exploration of medieval and modern mines. For those of you interested in this subject, there have been wider surveys of early mining in CA 117 (November 1989), CA 352 (July 2019), and CA 384 (March 2022); of metallurgy in CA 99 (February 1986) and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/archaeology/excavating-the-ca-archive-neolithic-and-bronze-age-mines/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 22:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/archaeology/excavating-the-ca-archive-neolithic-and-bronze-age-mines/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Excavating the CA Archive – Neolithic and Bronze Age Caves]]></title><description><![CDATA[Since CA 428, my columns have focused on prehistoric Britain, and while researching these I read about a series of mines dating to the Neolithic and/or Bronze Age. This is a fascinating rabbit-hole to climb into, and next month I will follow it with an exploration of medieval and modern mines. For those of you interested in this subject, there have been wider surveys of early mining in CA 117 (November 1989), CA 352 (July 2019), and CA 384 (March 2022); of metallurgy in CA 99 (February 1986) and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/archaeology/excavating-the-ca-archive-neolithic-and-bronze-age-caves/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 22:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/archaeology/excavating-the-ca-archive-neolithic-and-bronze-age-caves/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blazing a trail]]></title><description><![CDATA[Earliest evidence of humans making fire discovered in SuffolkExcavation of 400,000-year-old pond sediments at Barnham, near Thetford in Suffolk, have revealed the oldest known evidence of early humans (in this case, Neanderthals) making fire. IMAGE: Courtesy of the Pathways to Ancient Britain project and by Jordan MansfieldExcavations at East Farm, Barnham, have uncovered the oldest-known traces of deliberate fire-making &ndash; a game-changing step in the human story that we now know took place]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/archaeology/blazing-a-trail/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 22:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/archaeology/blazing-a-trail/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Current Archaeology 431 – ON SALE NOW]]></title><description><![CDATA[Happy New Year! I hope you had a lovely break over the Christmas period.Winter always puts me in mind of cosy fireplaces &ndash; but when did humans first learn how to create fire for themselves, rather than relying on embers from lightning strikes and wildfires? New evidence from Barnham in Suffolk has pushed this story back hundreds of thousands of years further than previously thought. Our cover feature explores this exciting discovery, and the revolutionary biological, technological, and so]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/archaeology/current-archaeology-431-on-sale-now/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 22:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/archaeology/current-archaeology-431-on-sale-now/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Current Archaeology 431]]></title><description><![CDATA[Happy New Year! I hope you had a lovely break over the Christmas period.Winter always puts me in mind of cosy fireplaces &ndash; but when did humans first learn how to create fire for themselves, rather than relying on embers from lightning strikes and wildfires? New evidence from Barnham in Suffolk has pushed this story back hundreds of thousands of years further than previously thought. Our cover feature explores this exciting discovery, and the revolutionary biological, technological, and so]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/archaeology/current-archaeology-431/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 22:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/archaeology/current-archaeology-431/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From iron age tunnels to YouTube: Time Team’s ‘extraordinary’ digital renaissance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three decades after its modest beginnings on Channel 4, the TV juggernaut now has its own channel and global subscribersThirty-two years ago, a small group of archaeologists gathered for a weekend in Somerset to make a TV programme about a field in Athelney, the site where once, 1,200 years ago, King Alfred the Great rallied resistance to the invading Viking army.There weren&rsquo;t many concessions to showbiz glitz. Instead, a group of blokes with unruly hair and a couple of women walked across]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/archaeology/from-iron-age-tunnels-to-youtube-time-teams-extraordinary-digital-renaissance/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/archaeology/from-iron-age-tunnels-to-youtube-time-teams-extraordinary-digital-renaissance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cremation pyre in Africa thought to be world’s oldest containing adult remains]]></title><description><![CDATA[9,500-year-old pyre uncovered in Malawi offers rare insight into rituals of ancient African hunter-gatherer groupsA cremation pyre built about 9,500 years ago has been discovered in Africa, offering a fresh glimpse into the complexity of ancient hunter-gatherer communities.Researchers say the pyre, discovered in a rock shelter at the foot of Mount Hora in northern Malawi, is thought to be the oldest in the world to contain adult remains, the oldest confirmed intentional cremation in Africa, and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/archaeology/cremation-pyre-in-africa-thought-to-be-worlds-oldest-containing-adult-remains/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2026 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/archaeology/cremation-pyre-in-africa-thought-to-be-worlds-oldest-containing-adult-remains/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A post for Josep María Salrach]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is very old news now, partly because I didn&rsquo;t hear it when it was new, but also because I&rsquo;m afraid I left it until I&rsquo;d got some of my own news out of the way, as the subject wasn&rsquo;t going to mind the delay. Because yes, alas, this is another post of passing: one of the great contributors to my field is no more.The late Josep Mar&iacute;a SalrachIf you read this blog, and also read my footnotes, then you&rsquo;ve heard of Josep Mar&iacute;a Salrach i Mar&egrave;s, who]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/archaeology/a-post-for-josep-mara-salrach/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 00:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/archaeology/a-post-for-josep-mara-salrach/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The best of the long read in 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our 20 favourite pieces of in-depth reporting, essays and profiles from the yearVictor Pelevin made his name in 90s Russia with scathing satires of authoritarianism. But while his literary peers have faced censorship and fled the country, he still sells millions. Has he become a Kremlin apologist? Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/archaeology/the-best-of-the-long-read-in-2025/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/archaeology/the-best-of-the-long-read-in-2025/</guid></item></channel></rss>