Jun 24
Just in time for the start of Wimbledon, internationally respected carrot cruncher Cllr. Alan Melton fired forth with yet another volley of gobshite tennis yesterday, with this little gem lapped up by the local rag: Read more
Archaeologists in Cambridgeshire preparing to ‘Shag Like Bunnies’ on 23rd July, met with grim news this morning – learning that ‘Shag an Archaeologist day 2011’ has been cancelled in their district. Read more
‘Hey did you catch Conor’s new Blog?’
‘What? Conor’s not got a blog. I’d have known if Conor had a blog.’
‘I was reading it yesterday.’
‘Eh? Conor Conor or the other Conor?’
‘Not Conor (obviously!) – or the other.
‘Conor the other the other? Didn’t know he was blogging. What’s it like?’
Ever heard the expression you can’t have your site and eat it? No, neither have we. But checking out these beauties on the ‘cakes’ section of the Current Archaeology website, it seems the lost art of competitive baking is alive and well on digs up and down the land. Read more
Field season’s a coming – good luck to all you bright young things about to start your archaeological careers, and have your lives changed for ever. Read more
Former vegetarian restaurant owner Mike Pitts is Editor of British Archaeology, and like the wholesome food he used to purvey, our Royal Wedding series seems to have given him wind and self-righteousness. Read more
A new rock-opera based on the life and times of the nineteenth century German archaeologist Henrich Schliemann is set to take this year’s Edinburgh festival by storm. Read more
Following the deeply unsettling revelations about the worlds first ‘Gay Caveman’ – as outed by the Daily Mail last week – results from DNA testing on the gay-bones have tracked his nearest living relative to a secret hideaway in Torremolinos, where he issued this exclusive comment: Read more
This story picked up by eagle-eyed Rescue from a noncommittal dispatch from the Liverpool Museums website. Lets be under no illusions folks. This is the opening salvo. We are witnessing nothing less than a whole-scale dismantling of the planning process. Read more
Aah, the fabled pink elephant of Tregaron! I partially remember an expedition to hunt for that beastie in ’86, shortly preceded by a three day binge with the boyo’s from the valley. Legendary.
Archaeologists made a giant leap forward today when they discovered an Ikea style instruction manual during excavations adjacent to the Stonehenge World Heritage Site. Read more
The proof of the pudding is in the drinking…
Quintessential blokes down the pub, Billy Quin and Declan Moore, here deploy the street-smarts logic that, in the paraphrased words of Homer Simpson, makes beer the cause of and solution to all of archaeology’s problems. Next week we will be serialising the latest Current Archaeology Article ‘Past Orders: The Archaeology of Beer.’ Until then, try this one from the archives to wet your whistle. Take it away lads… Read more
Prank Caller to House of the Gladiators in Pompeii: ‘Hi can I speak to Mr Walls please?’
Gladiator: ‘Er, no I’m sorry I think you’ve got the wrong number, there’s no Mr Walls here.’
Prank Caller: Can I speak to Mrs Walls then?’ Read more
The archaeological community was shaken to its core yesterday morning when confidential government documents were published on the whistle-blower website ‘WikiLeaks.’ Originating from an undisclosed Whitehall source, the papers reveal the coalition government has been planning a large-scale cull of National monuments to take place with immediate effect. Read more
Check out the Big Kahuna’s on Headland!
Bad news, more bad news, and extra especially bad news is the usual order of the day for Irish archaeologists, so good luck to Headland Archaeology, promising the creation of 35 commercial archaeology jobs last week. The team launched their new office in Dublin, opened by Batt O’Keeffe, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation. Read more
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