The Council for British Archaeology is pleased to offer Routledge customers the opportunity to keep up to date with the latest discoveries and news in archaeology, through subscription to British Archaeology magazine or full membership of the CBA. The CBA works throughout the UK to involve people in archaeology and to promote the appreciation and care of the historic environment for the benefit of present and future generations. The CBA publishes British Archaeology magazine, the UK’s best selling archaeology magazine, as well as publishing a wide-ranging series of archaeological research reports and a popular Practical Handbooks in archaeology series. The CBA runs the Young Archaeologists’ Club, the only UK-wide archaeology club for 8–16 year olds. It also coordinates the only UK-wide annual celebration of archaeology, the Festival of British Archaeology (17 July – 1 August 2010).

We’re delighted to introduce Routledge customers to our special introductory offers on membership and subscription.

Subscription to British Archaeology magazine

British Archaeology is the CBA’s flagship magazine. It comes out six times a year, and its 68 pages are packed with news, features, reviews, discoveries and opinion. Written by archaeologists and historians with an eye on the present and something to say about the past, it is the largest, brightest, most forward-looking and talked about UK archaeology magazine ever published

Only £21 in your first year (full price £27)! Subscribe now.

Council for British Archaeology membership

As a member of the CBA, you receive many benefits, including subscription to our flagship bi-monthly magazine British Archaeology. Other benefits include CBA Members’ newsletters, CBA Conservation Newsletters, membership of a CBA Regional group, pre-publication offers on CBA books and special discounts on events and other products.

The CBA is a network of individuals, national and regional organisations covering the whole of Britain. The CBA welcomes everyone with a concern for our historic environment. By joining us you:

• give us resources to develop our work in education, conservation and providing information
• strengthen the profile of archaeology in the minds of decision-makers

Only £29 in your first year (full price £34) or £21* for students! Join now

* Student membership does not include regional group membership.

New Books from the Council for British Archaeology

The CBA has been dedicated to publishing the best in British archaeology for more than 60 years. We continue to make archaeological research widely available in both online and paper formats and also publish a popular series of practical handbooks in archaeology.

1. 

   Human Remains in Arcaheology: a handbook

   By Charlotte Roberts

   Written by one of the UK's leading experts in osteoarchaeology and palaeopathology, this book provides the very latest guidance on all aspects of the recovery, handling and study of human remains, including consideration of the current legal requirements associated with the excavation of such material in Britain.

   2009: 320pp: Price £20. read more

    
2. 

   Europe’s Lost World: the rediscovery of Doggerland

   By Vincent Gaffney, Simon Fitch & David Smith

   This new book concludes a remarkable program of archaeological research to rediscover Doggerland, the enigmatic country which once linked the Yorkshire coast with Continental Europe. 10,000 years ago, Doggerland was an inhabited land where communities of hunter gatherers lived and roamed, but what did this landscape look like?

   2009: 232pp: Price £15. read more

    
3. 

   Historic Landscape Analysis: deciphering the countryside

   By Stephen Rippon

   This handbook introduces some of the techniques that archaeologists, historians, historical geographers and planners can use to unravel the complex history of the countryside. A series of case studies demonstrate practical applications of historic landscape analysis for a broad range of uses and at a variety of national and regional levels.

   2004: 170pp: Price £12. read more

    
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   Londinium and Beyond: essays on Roman London and its hinterland for Harvey Sheldon

   By John Clark, Jonathan Cotton,Jenny Hall, Roz Sherris, Hedley Swain

   This handbook introduces some of the techniques that archaeologists, historians, historical geographers and planners can use to unravel the complex history of the countryside. A series of case studies demonstrate practical applications of historic landscape analysis for a broad range of uses and at a variety of national and regional levels.

   2008: 312pp: Price £35. read more