A hoard discovered in the Netherlands presents an extraordinary first for continental Europe. The contents of this cache combine coins minted by…
This edited volume is the product of an innovative project, culminating in a multiple-day workshop of the same name as this publication,…
This low-relief limestone carving, dating to c.2400 BC, formed part of a larger votive wall plaque in a Sumerian temple in southern…
A study of the architecture of ancient Greek temples and sanctuaries dedicated to healing has determined that these spaces were deliberately made…
For thousands of years, areas along the north coast of Peru have been subject to huge flooding as a result of El…
Three leather balls have been discovered in the prehistoric Yanghai cemetery in north-west China that pre-date by several centuries all existing evidence…
A set of human footprints found in an ancient lake deposit in the south-west of the Nefud Desert is believed to represent…
On the south coast of the Polynesian island of Rapa Nui (Easter Island), a dozen or more fallen statues (moai) lie slumped…
When hotel construction work unearthed extraordinary mosaics, the owners decided to create a new archaeological park. It showcases what is believed to…
Four hundred years ago, on 6 September 1620, the Mayflower set sail from Plymouth in the United Kingdom on a journey to…
The site of La Hoya in north-central Iberia was a thriving political, social, and economic centre in the Iron Age, but this…