It is easy to see the Thracians as stereotypes. According to the ancient literature, they were riders, warriors, and capable of horrifying…
And now for something completely different… the title might be a bit off-putting but the principal author, Chris Evans, is one of…
CWA takes a look at the Late Shang Dynasty palace and funerary complex…
What was the fate of archaeology under Communism in post-war Europe? In the East, the Communists carried out immaculate reconstructions of many…
The tumultuous history of the legionary fortress and civilian town of aquincum, Roman Budapest…
What was life like on the northern frontier of the assyrian empire?The colonial site of Ziyaret Tepe reveals how boom went bust…
The compelling rock art of north-eastern Brazil explored. But how might it redraft the story of early human migration…
From Minoan Linear B to Maya glyphs, Andrew Robinson explains how to decode the past…
Archaeologists attempt to recreate ancient perfume…
Arelatively simple and inexpensive technique for dating ceramics has been developed by scientists at the UK’s Manchester University that could revolutionise the…
‘Why don’t we study the chimpanzee stone age?’ asks an international group of researchers in a paper recently published in the journal…
Lawrence Barfield (1935-2009) As remembered by the Editor This article is an extract from the full article published in World Archaeology Issue…
News extra from Brian Fagan…