In the 1st century BC, a Roman force advanced into Switzerland from Italy. We cannot yet be sure whether these soldiers were…
If your Christmas fare needs to be digestible, stimulating, with a touch of religion, this is the book for you – even…
A rich feast of books crossed my desk this year. Unfortunately, I did not have the time to read most of them.…
In the way in which the National Museum Wales portrays Welsh identity, it stands out on the international scene as a beacon…
The most familiar image in the gallery of the mind’s eye is how Carola Hicks describes The Bayeux Tapestry in her book,…
Prehistoric people were not like us. Despite attempts by archaeologists to separate settlements from ceremonial sites, burial places from work places, and…
Animal bone reports can be dry stuff so it is good to see a spate of interesting books about the complex and…
This is a gripping read of conspiracies between dealers and major museums that have been going on for decades, but now –…
The cover says it all – or seems to. A gung-ho romp through the sandy wastes of the Arabian Empty Quarter in…
Anniversaries are always good for the reading public, as publishers issue sumptuous books which at other times are often uneconomic. It’s the…
A new exhibition in Hamburg, Germany is investigating one of the worlds most notorious women…
We look down upon 8m of stratigraphy at the caravanserai of Gor Khuttree in North Pakistan…
Excavations at the Late Kushite city of Dangeil in Sudan reveal a temple of Amun, and a massive bread-making facility…