In the 1st century BC, a Roman force advanced into Switzerland from Italy. We cannot yet be sure whether these soldiers were…
On Friday 4 June 2004, The European Union and Europa Nostra – the pan-European federation for heritage -announced the winners of the…
Archaeological evidence suggests the prevelance of cancers may have been significantly less in our ancestors…
A two day conference celebrating the archaeology and anthropology of those countries bordering the Red Sea…
Dates of the Mycenean period pushed back 50 years…
Richard Hodges reports on Kerala. Otherwise known as God's own country, it is fast becoming an eco-tourist destination…
Gary Brown takes a look at the oft-ignored pre-colonial archaeology of Singapore…
The Ancient Olympics Nigel Spivey, OUP £16.99 In the Greek hoplite army, every citizen was expected to be a soldier; your national…
Recreating Homer’s Trojan War A Hollywood blockbuster starring Brad Pitt and a book by award-winning novelist Lindsay Clarke both attempt to bring…
At Deir 'ain 'Abata in Jordan, the monastery of St Lot has been rediscovered and excavated…
Re-excavation of the tombof Ankhtyfy, an Egyptian warlord in the First Intermediate Period, 2100 BC…
Visiting Angkor Wat, Ayutthayan, Bangkok and a spectacular Bronze Age cemetary at Ban Non Wat…
Excavation of a Samurai castle in Okinawa, the island 400 miles to the south of Japan…