Posts and press releases are invited from societies, trusts, groups and individuals on any aspect of archaeology in Wales. All submissions and any queries should be made to Julian Ravest. The objective is to promote and increase awareness of the wide range of current activities.
The Mortimer History Society is holding a conference on Landscapes of the Medieval Marches, 18 May 2024, to which CBA members are invited. Fuller details
Prof Howard Williams and Prof Keith Ray are, under the auspices of the Offa’s Dyke Collaboratory, conducting a public day conference on “Conflict, Collaboration and
This set of news extracts includes prehistoric diet, Roman forts and the earliest know map, all recently in the national and international media. Citations and acknowledgements can be found in the source publications. Welsh archaeological news is dealt with elsewhere.
New research suggests that the largest “bluestone” at Stonehenge, known as the Altar Stone, may not originate from Wales as previously believed.
Another set of articles on diverse topics have been published in the national and international media in the last week or so. The subjects have often been covered in different sources but this set can act as a doorway.
Two significant treasure finds have been unearthed on the Gower Peninsula, comprising a medieval gold finger-ring and a post-medieval silver seal-matrix.
From the Stonehenge tunnel controversy to prehistoric child’s sandals. A lot has been happening in Archaeology in UK and internationally.
Dr Toby Driver is renowned for his aerial photography and his interpretation of archaeological sites in Wales. This new book brings together his insightful and beautiful photographs, backed up by his extensive knowledge of Welsh archaeology.
In a ground breaking discovery, archaeologists have unearthed an ancient wooden structure in Zambia, believed to be almost half a million years old.
