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Top dogs: Hearth protecting hounds of the prehistory feature in award for top dog student

5 October 2020

Regional win at global undergraduate awards programme for Archaeology student

Hadrian’s Wall: Challenge of empirical proportion

17 September 2020

Alumni tackle equivalent of three marathons in three days in memory of inspirational figure

Cardiff historian wins Women’s History Network Book Prize

15 September 2020

Feminist historian of late medieval England scoops prestigious 2020 award

The ancient Welsh lake that gave up its secrets

4 September 2020

‘Time capsule’ archaeological site reveals remarkable insight into Dark Age Wales, Viking clashes and Alfred the Great’s warrior daughter

Dr Richard Madgwick weighing collagen for isotope analysis

Keep calm and carry on cooking: Norman Conquest of 1066 did little to change people’s eating habits

7 July 2020

Study reveals lifestyles and health of England’s townspeople

Work being carried out on a test pit

Socially-distanced archaeological dig brings community together

29 June 2020

Call for budding archaeologists to take part in garden excavations

The Science of Demons

22 June 2020

Cardiff historian publishes introduction to early modern demonology

Sampling on St Mary’s, Isles of Scilly.

Cardiff Archaeology 100

28 April 2020

Celebrating the past, present, and future in centenary year with community archaeology, virtual conferences and Festival for alumni

Czechoslovakia rediscovers its past in its own words

3 April 2020

First printing in Czech of landmark book on Czechoslovakia a decade after seismic first publication

Changing the face of Namibian heritage

18 February 2020

Phoenix Heritage project to help create sustainable heritage for country rich in cultural and natural resources