Apollonia Pontica was once a welcome refuge for mariners navigating a notoriously treacherous stretch of the Black Sea coast. Tradition has it…
In 1694, HMS Sussex was lost in the Straits of Gibraltar, buried deep beneath the sea…
The city of Zabid was a cultural and political centre of Medieval Yemen. The archaeologists can finally reveal the story of this…
Five lines of faded characters written in ink and divided by black lines on a scrap of pottery measuring 15 by 15cm…
Excavators at Herodium have reiterated their claim that have found king Herod's sarcophagus…
Fictional accounts may coincide with historical copper mines at Khirbat en-Nahas…
An Iron Age slab found in south-east Turkey conatains first known written mention of the soul…
The adoption of green beads used for jewllery coincides with the adoption of agriculture…
News Extra from Brian Fagan…
George Nash explores the rock-art of Malaysia and invites readers to join in…
Richard Hodges gets gourmand in Spello, Italy…
Archaeological insights on the city of Lepcis Magna in Libya from specialist Philip Kenrick…
Henri Cartier-Bresson was certainly no archaeologist, but his mid-20th century photographs of ancient sites and cultural traditions, especially in Asia, will be…