In the 1st century BC, a Roman force advanced into Switzerland from Italy. We cannot yet be sure whether these soldiers were…
Studies of the past tend to focus on the great sweeps of history, on the elite, and on their monumental buildings. But…
The main challenge of studying pre-Christian Scandinavia is that written sources describing the period mainly post-date the region’s official conversion by centuries.…
Prompted by a session on the subject at an annual meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists, the editors, working on the…
To many archaeologists, Northern European bogs mean votive offerings of Iron Age weapons. This book focuses on four sites renowned for their…
In this beautifully illustrated new compendium of ancient Greek material culture, Richard Neer spans 2,350 years of art history from the Bronze…
In 1839, the invention of the daguerreotype offered explorers a new way to document their travels, and within a year photographic pioneers…
The Ashmolean Museum’s new Egypt and Nubia galleries are now open to the public, after a £5m refurbishment. The project involved a…
Excavation following the discovery of the tomb of Philip II in Vergina (see p20) posed two huge problems: how to preserve the…
The deadly wave that engulfed the northeastern coastline of Japan devastated many archaeological sites and museums. Prehistoric settlers along the coast chose…
At first glance Japanese castles appeared to have weathered the centuries unscathed, but looks can be deceptive. Here Stephen Turnbull contrasts Sendai…
Three opulent palaces sit within a stone's throw of each other, built when Persian kings ruled the greatest empire in the world,…
Water is our most precious resource. Its scarcity and overabundance have determined our survival and shaped our society around the world throughout…