The dig Rather than one major campaign of excavation, it was the results from a series of interventions over almost half a…
Revealing a grim cargo of elite Viking warriors…
As a schoolboy, Philip Kenrick was hooked by the fine red Samian ware he found amongst the coarse indigenous pottery at a…
What was life like in Roman Empire? The new exhibition at the British Museum will give visitors a unique opportunity to find…
Qatar formed part of the ‘southern route’ out of Africa across the Arabian Peninsula when, at the height of the last Ice…
One of the most spectacular excavations in the world today is in the Great Harbour, built by Theodosius I in Constantinople (Istanbul).…
Stylised scenes of boats and animals etched into rocks on the banks of the River Nile include the oldest known depictions of…
In the 15th and 16th centuries, Timbuktu was the epitome of Islamic spiritual and intellectual learning. Today, modern conflict threatens to destroy…