It is easy to see the Thracians as stereotypes. According to the ancient literature, they were riders, warriors, and capable of horrifying…
Compton Verney, the Grade I-listed mansion house near Stratford-upon-Avon, recently opened as an art and exhibition gallery. It is currently hosting a…
A study of wild and domesticated pigs casts new light on Polynesian migration…
Richard Hodges sends news from Sicily and visits sites including Syracuse - one of many extensive Greek planned colonies along the south…
The Rosetta Stone and the Rebirth of Ancient Egypt John Ray, Profile £15.99 Which object lends its name to internationally known software…
The Agricultural Revolution in Prehistory: Why did Foragers become Farmers? Graeme Barker Oxford University Press, HB £80 Why did Foragers become Farmers?…
First Farmers: The origins of Agricultural Society Peter Bellwood Blackwells, PB £17.99 Why did Foragers become Farmers? Or in archaeological terms, why…
The Last Roman: Romulus Augustulus and the decline of the West Adrian Murdoch Sutton, £18.99 Romulus Augustulus is very much the forgotten…
Following the success of the 1970s tour of Tutankhamun, the boy-king is back on the road, currently wowing crowds in the US…
Archaeological investigations reveal the canal built by the Persian king Xerxes in northern Greece…
John Herbert reports on the glorious exhibition 'Afghanistan, les trésors retrouvés' currently on show at the Guimet Museum, Paris…
David Miles considers how Berlin is dealing with its recent heritage including a look at Libeskind's Jewish Museum and Eiserman's Holocaust Memorial…
Did the great Maya civilisation really collapse? Jim Aimers writes of the intriguing evidence from Lamanai, the splendid Maya site in northern…