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THE MAYFLOWER, 1620-2020Four hundred years ago, the Mayflower carried around 100 would-be colonists across the Atlantic to found Plymouth Plantation in Massachusetts. What can we learn of these voyagers, the city they left behind, and the impact they had on the indigenous people who were already living on the land where they settled? THE MAYFLOWER, 1620-2020Four hundred years ago, the Mayflower carried around 100 would-be colonists across the Atlantic to found Plymouth Plantation in Massachusetts. What can we learn of these voyagers, the city they left behind, and the impact they had on the indigenous ...Read MoreHeritage from Home – NovemberAs we find online resources more necessary than ever, we have put together a selection of options to ensure that you can still get your heritage fix wherever you are ...Read MoreExcavating the CA archive: DerbyshireIn the previous two issues, I began on the Wirral coast of Merseyside, before heading inland to Liverpool and Greater Manchester, and then on to Cheshire. I continue my journey through the north-west of England in this column, travelling further ...Read MoreScience Notes – The disappearing Neanderthal Y chromosomeIn this month’s ‘Science Notes’, we explore the evolution of the Y chromosome in Neanderthals and Denisovans (an extinct subspecies of humans, who appear to have been concentrated in Asia during the Lower and Middle Palaeolithic) ...Read MoreDelving into Viking DNAA large study, led by researchers from the University of Copenhagen, has mapped the DNA of the Viking world. The results paint a complex picture of population movement across Europe during this period ...Read More MeillionyddPLEASE NOTE: The 2020 Meillionydd excavation has been cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. However, we expect to continue our field work in June and July 2021. Field school students and volunteers at work at the 2016 excavation. [Image: Prifysgol Bangor University/ R. Karl] Meillionydd is a Late Bronze Age ...Read MoreBattle HillNewly discovered Pictish Fort under excavation. [Image: Dr Murray Cook] The Battle Hill Prehistoric Landscape Project is the 20th season of a long-term, relaxed and open series of research and training excavations into Prehistoric Aberdeenshire. The project has to date produced over 12 publications and Dr Murray Cook’s PhD. This ...Read MoreBamburgh CastleBamburgh Castle from the air. Great Gate to the left and the castle ditch spanned by the bridge. [Image: BRP] Bamburgh Research Project has been excavating at Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland, UK since 1996. The castle is one of the most stunning locations in the UK, with an extensive archaeological legacy ...Read More Click here for the full timelineCurrent Archaeology LIVE!Each year Current Archaeology runs an annual conference to showcase the best of archaeology at home and abroad. We have a series of talks given by the country s leading archaeologists, and we also present the annual Archaeology Awards.CA Live! 2020Current Archaeology Live! is an annual two-day conference that tells you all you need to know about the latest discoveries from Britain and abroad. We hear from the foremost archaeological experts on recent finds and ground-breaking research – it is always an entertaining, stimulating and enjoyable event, attended by over 400 people every year.  In February 2020, we heard about a wealth of incredible new discoveries – including the fascinating recent results from Star Carr, the story of an Elizabethan theatre in London, new information about the skeletons of the Mary Rose, and the evidence for plague in Roman Britain.The next event will be held on 26-27 February 2021 save the date!Find out moreArchaeology Awards

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