In the 1st century BC, a Roman force advanced into Switzerland from Italy. We cannot yet be sure whether these soldiers were…
Richard Hodges reports from Florence where changes to the entrance of the Uffizi have caused a stir…
In 1204, the Venetians, leading the Fourth Crusade, decided to postpone their attack on the infidel, and turned aside to sack the…
‘This book is a quest for evidence of shamanism’ write co-authors Professors Miranda and Stephen Aldhouse-Green. And yet, before their quest even…
After 30 long years in negotiation with the authorities, the photographer Reza was finally granted permission to visit and photograph inside a…
Many believe that Rome was glorious, and that Rome brought civilisation – law, architecture, literature, a better lifestyle – into the Barbarian…
This book is beautiful. Indeed, author Benoy Behl describes his work as a ‘labour of love’. With over 200 illustrations, 189 of…
And now for the reviewers ultimate challenge: how to review a book written in two languages, neither of which the reviewer understands.…
The Jomon must be one of the most perverse cultures in the world: it does not fit into any of the usual…
A s the recent elections have shown, there are few items more controversial than the war in Iraq. Do we see it…
Graeme Barker, the Disney Professor of Archaeology at Cambridge, has just won a $500,000 prize awarded by the Dan David foundation. The…
Excavations are underway at the soldiers tomb in Petra, Jordna. Here there is both a tomb and a ritual dining room…
The revelation of three First World War victims at Serre, resting place of Wilson Owen…