Current World Archaeology Digital Archive

Now you can enjoy Current World Archaeology magazine wherever you are, home or away, with our digital subscription. Take us with you on your own adventures, and have access to decades of the latest ground-breaking archaeological research and inspiring travel features at your fingertips, any time of day or night.

Travel the globe with Current World Archaeology, the magazine that brings you up-to-date with the latest archaeological discoveries: from the earliest emergence of humans, right up to yesterday, spanning the world from Classical Greece and Rome, through Egypt, Mesopotamia and the Near East, into Asia, the Far East and beyond.

Explore sites – and sights – through our exclusive features and eye-popping photography. We bring you the stories from the archaeologists themselves, so you learn first-hand from the experts about the latest finds and most up-to-date research. Discover the what, where, when and why from the people doing the digging, and see for yourself the glorious locations of their exciting excavations.

Let Current World Archaeology take you on a journey around the world in our vibrant travel section. We give you an insight into exclusive locations on every continent: from the Mayan jungle to the Siberian tundra, from the Greek Archipelago to the Easter Island enigma – we venture off the beaten track to bring you the hidden histories others miss.

Subscribe to the stand-alone digital archive, and access all issues of Current World Archaeology right back to issue 1, published in 2003.  The archive is provided by Exact Editions, and you can subscribe here: https://shop.exacteditions.com/current-world-archaeology.

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Digital subscriptions for institution

Institutions can also get access to the entire digital back catalogue of Current World Archaeology through Exact Editions. This includes:

  • IP authenticated access – no requirement to login with username and password.
  • Remote/EzProxy access for registered users off site, as well as Shibboleth authentication.
  • Fully searchable archive. Search by keyword and using Boolean operators.
  • Each individual page has a persistent URL.
  • Comprehensive and prompt technical support.

Click here to find out more about institutional digital subscriptions to Current World Archaeology.