The present uprising in Libya has focused the world’s attention on the region. But this part of North Africa has a troubled…
The first settlements on Rapa Nui (Easter Island), Hawai’i, and New Zealand have been dated to the period between AD 1190 and…
From the imposing stelae at Axum to the churches at Lalibela carved out of solid rock, Ethiopia has an incredibly rich heritage.…
Thirty years ago my career took a memorable new turn. I had been trained in settlement archaeology and the theory and practice…
Herculaneum’s destruction is a familiar story. On the 24 August AD 79 Vesuvius erupted, sending superheated mud cascading though the town, killing…
The most avidly acquired antiquities of the New World during the last 50 years have been Maya relics from Mexico and Central…
The Abbeville tools – in context – proved the antiquity of human beings…