PRESS RELEASE: Alice Roberts’ book exploring medieval burials wins Current Archaeology’s prestigious Book of the Year award for 2025

Prof Alice Roberts (winner of Book of the Year 2025) via video message, with archaeologist and educator Julian Richards on stage. [Photo credit: Adam Stanford, www.adam-stanford.co.uk]A vividly written book by archaeological TV presenter, academic, and author Professor Alice Roberts, exploring the lives of ordinary people in the Middle Ages, has taken home a coveted prize at the annual Current Archaeology Awards.Crypt: life, death, and disease in the Middle Ages and beyond traces tells the stori