Archaeology

David Chandler enters a plea for a more sensitive treatment for Europe’s great battlefields.

Keith Nurse reveals news of Anglo-Saxon jewellery find in Suffolk.

Christopher Chippindale talks about hands-on archaeology

John Crossland on the ethical dilemmas facing those who wish to dig out Battle of Britain planes and pilots.

Ann Hills on excavations in the Arctic and displays in the Tromso Museum.

End or beginning? Catherine Hills discusses how recent archaeology is filling in the gaps in our knowledge of 5th-and 6th-century Britain, fuelling the debate about just how important marauding invaders were to the changes that followed the legion's departure.

Ann Hills on attempts to recreate authentic historic houses and grounds

Annette Bingham on digging up the past in the United Arab Emirates.

Peter J. Ucko looks at the strengths and weaknesses of archaeological methods and interpretations.

Andrew Selkirk reviews the shortlist