Current World Archaeology magazine - bringing you digs and discoveries from around the world.
Joined July 2010
- Tweets3.7K
- Following745
- Followers103K
- Likes815
The CWA Photo Competition 2027 is now open! Send us your best archaeological- or heritage-themed photos for a chance to win. Find out how to enter here:
world-archaeology.com/news/c…
CWA 139 is out now! In this issue we explore reconciliation and recrimination on the Bayeux Tapestry; heritage on the edge of the Roman world; archaeology and myth in the Pyrenees; and much more!
world-archaeology.com/issues…
CWA 138 is out now! In this issue we explore a different side of the Mongol Empire; Roman mines in Spain; a violent Mesolithic death; an Irish early monastic site; the fringes of the Roman Empire; and much more! Find out more here:
world-archaeology.com/issues…
CWA 136 is out now! In this issue we explore the legacy of Ramses the Great, Roman siege warfare, the ancient ivory trade, monuments of kingship at Jelling, and much more! See what's inside here:
world-archaeology.com/issues…
A new podcast series, Urban Opinion, is inspired by the regular columns written by Rubina Raja and Søren M Sindbæk in CWA since 2022. Listen to the series at linktr.ee/UrbanOpinion_Engli….
In honour of Sir David Attenborough's 100th birthday, check out this article from CWA 114, which explores how the famous presenter got his start on the popular archaeological quiz show Animal, Vegetable, Mineral?
the-past.com/feature/david-a…
CWA 136 is out now! In this issue we explore the development of the Roman town of Falerii Novi, extraordinary Hawaiian ancestral art, rock art in the heart of the Sahara, and much more! See what's inside here:
world-archaeology.com/issues…
Looking for some weekend reading? CWA 135 is out now! In this issue we explore ancient Egyptian artisans; a military horse cemetery in Germany; heritage on the Antarctic Peninsula; a Danish museum of ancient art; and much more!
world-archaeology.com/issues…
Calling all photographers: there's just under a week left to enter CWA's photo competition! Find the full details here: world-archaeology.com/news/c…
Have you entered the CWA Photo Competition yet? Send us your best pictures of archaeology, history, or heritage sites for a chance to be featured in the magazine and at CA Live!2026 in London! Find out how to enter here: world-archaeology.com/news/c…
World Archaeology retweeted
The ordinary lives of Nabataean Petra world-archaeology.com/featur… via @WorldArchaeo
CWA 134 is out now! In this issue we explore the ordinary lives of Nabataean Petra, shape-shifting figurines from Easter Island, a pivotal period for the Mycenaean world, a remarkable set of Roman Iron Age chain mail, and much more!
world-archaeology.com/issues…
ALT Cover image of Current World Archaeology magazine issue 134, featuring a photo of the Treasury building at Petra
CWA 133 is out now! We explore extraordinary rock art in Australia, an ancient Egyptian city in the Nile delta, early human activity in the West African rainforest, Scandinavia’s first professional army, and much more!
world-archaeology.com/issues…
A recent study has used a new technique to study ancient tattoos on the naturally mummified remains of people from the Chancay culture of coastal Peru. Read the article in CWA 132 online here @read_the_past:
the-past.com/news/studying-a…
This little object reveals potential connections between the small Danish island of Tåsinge and the famous Sutton Hoo burial. Read the article in CWA 132 here @read_the_past:
the-past.com/shorts/objects/…
Researchers have identified the title of one of the Herculaneum Scrolls! Find out more in CWA 132, available online free @read_the_past:
the-past.com/news/herculaneu…
The excavation of three individuals buried in different cemeteries in Sweden has prompted questions about the incidence of polio during the medieval period. Read the article in CWA 132 online @read_the_past:
the-past.com/feature/polio-i…
A new study has analysed hundreds of obsidian objects found in the sacred heart of Tenochtitlan to find out more about where this highly prized material came from. Read the article in CWA 132 online free @read_the_past:
the-past.com/news/tracing-me…
In CWA 132, we visited a major exhibition at the British Museum, which tells a fascinating tale of adoption and adaptation in the sphere of devotional artwork in India. Read the article here @read_the_past:
the-past.com/feature/the-pow…
Excavations in Denmark have uncovered a Viking Age cemetery that may be associated with a high-status farmstead nearby. Read the article from CWA 132 online free @read_the_past:
the-past.com/news/a-viking-a…
