Apollonia Pontica was once a welcome refuge for mariners navigating a notoriously treacherous stretch of the Black Sea coast. Tradition has it…
Richard Hodges explores the Roman villa at Piazza Armerina, home to the beautiful 'bikini girl' mosaics.…
Easter Island’s unique statues are recognisable the world over. Less well known though equally fascinating, however, is a sacred cult that emerged…
Ten years ago, CWA was launched on its maiden voyage of discovery. Here, Editor in Chief Andrew Selkirk flicks back through…
Martin Rundkvist, University of Chester, scienceblogs.com/aardvarchaeology The term ‘World Archaeology’ is a way to hide a dirty secret of our discipline in plain…
Prof Roger Matthews, Near Eastern Archaeology, University of Reading The study of the ancient Near East is inextricably linked with political developments…
Simon Kaner, Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures One of the biggest stories of the past decade continues…
Vincent L Michael, Executive Director, Global Heritage Fund Technology is a standard measure of progress but, to me, the most dramatic change in…
Ancient World Tours While, within the last ten years, many important historical sites have become off-limits in countries like Iran, Iraq, Syria,…
Nadia Durrani, former editor of CWA During my time as editor of CWA, I visited some of the world’s most exciting sites.…
Prof David J Breeze, Chairman of the International Congress of Roman Frontier Studies In September 2002, exactly a year before the launch…
Sean Kingsley, Director, Wreck Watch, London The most important marine discovery of the last decade turned up on terra firma: the silted…
John Sandy, GHF Regional Director for Asia Most of the 12th-century Khmer monuments in Angkor are partial ruins, hidden under dense jungle.…