Changing Veterans’ Futures by Digging up the Past
October 6, 2023
Uncover the story of Operation Nightingale, the first and largest wellbeing initiative for military servicemen and women using archaeology.
Category: Author Posts
Authors guest features with book previews and project/research updates.
Winged Words
June 16, 2023
In this blog, Dale Serjeantson flies readers back to the mid-first millennium, a moment when human attitudes towards birds changed completely. Explore these changes and the reasons behind them, and uncover the insights that the interpretation of bird remains can provide into an archaeological excavation.
Footboards, Film Props and Fragments: Exploring English Medieval Furniture
April 18, 2023
Peter Lindfield talks readers through medieval furniture and provides a sneak peek between the covers of his new book, highlighting the significance of this fascinating piece of Tudor furniture.
The Story behind the Books
April 4, 2023
Are you ever curious about the stories behind your favourite books? In this blog, Natale Barca takes us behind the scenes of the event which led to the start of his life as an author…
A Tale as Ancient as Time: Exploring the Archaeology of Early Societies in the Llŷn Peninsula
March 7, 2023
Have you ever been to the Llŷn Peninsula? This highly popular holiday destination, with its captivating coastline and magnificent mountains, is widely considered to be one of the most beautiful places in Britain.
The Secret Seventeenth-Century Water Garden
March 1, 2023
In this, the first of a series of blogs, Stephen reveals the story behind his Hanwell project, from his discovery of the waterworks at Hanwell Castle in an Ordnance survey map, to the pages of the acknowledgements in his new book…
The Dos and Don’ts of Digging a Bog Body
January 18, 2023
‘Bog bodies’ are some of the most familiar finds associated with peatland archaeology. However, they are in fact comparatively rare. In this blog Benjamin Gearey, co-author of An Introduction to Peatland Archaeology and Palaeoenvironments, tells the tale of the discovery of the Tumbeagh Bog Body. This case study is significant both in terms of the evidence it provides and because of the insight it offers into the environmental challenges facing peatland archaeology; it also warns against eating what you’ve excavated!
The Archaeology of Egypt’s Western Desert
January 1, 2023
Searching for a Needle in a Sand Dune RICHARD J. LONG, author of The Excavations at Mut al-Kharab II, has worked with the Dakhleh Oasis Project since 2004. In this blog, he… READ MORE
National Novel Writing Month Books
November 21, 2022
We know some authors are currently working on completing a 50,000 word novel before November ends for the NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) challenge. Quite the Herculean feat! To commemorate… READ MORE
