Latest Research

Welcome to our latest news about research discoveries, innovation and science in the historic environment. This is also where you can find our digital magazine Historic England Research, available as a pdf and as web pages.

Download the latest issue of the magazine- focusing on the Stonehenge landscape- as a PDF.

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Foreword Issue 6

Foreward introducing Issue 6 of Historic England Research digital magazine research; this special issue is about the Stonehenge World Heritage Site.
New Investigation at Stonehenge WHS

Overview of a recent Historic England project, which explores the less well-known parts of one of our most celebrated archaeological landscapes.
Mapping Stonehenge WHS From the Air

Find out about previously unrecognised sites in the Stonehenge landscape discovered from the air.
Geophysical Survey Near Stonehenge

See how new geophysical survey is adding to our knowledge of the Stonehenge landscape.
Neolithic Pits Near Stonehenge

Read about excavations that provide a window into the lifestyle of people living in the centuries before Stonehenge was built.
Neolithic Diets Around Stonehenge

Our research reveals clues about Neolithic diet and farming in the Stonehenge landscape.
Bronze Age Boundaries

Learn about recent research into early field systems in the Stonehenge landscape.
Vespasian’s Camp

Vespasian's Camp is one of the least known monuments in the Stonhenge landscape and the only major Iron Age monument within the World Heritage Site.
Visualising our Heritage

Using images to engage with the story of the Stonehenge landscape.
The Army Basing Programme

Find out about new prehistoric discoveries made ahead of development for the Army Basing Programme at Larkhill and Bulford.
Stonehenge Publications

A chance to catch up on Historic England publications about Stonehenge
Back Issues

Here you can download back issues of Historic England Research magazine and its predecessor Research News.
50 Years of Flying for Heritage

Learn about discoveries made in 50 years of flying by Historic England aerial photographers and their predecessors.
Challenges for Archaeology

Announcing a project to work towards solutions to important issues within the archaeology sector in England.
Staffordshire Hoard

Update of progress of research into the stunning Anglo-Saxon Staffordshire Hoard.
Preserving Archaeological Remains

A behind the scenes look at recent guidelines for best practice in preserving archaeological sites