Art and artefacts from ancient Egypt must rank among the most remarkable and influential from the ancient world. Yet we know comparatively…
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Sea shells and phallic figurines found in Neolithic graves…
Beehives dating to the time of Solomon discovered in the Jordan Valley…
Aga Khan to restore Syria's medieval castles…
It is a problem that has frustrated many an archaeologist faced with recreating an ancient wall painting, mosaic or pot: just how…
Cattle, sheep and goats were domesticated by the 8th millennium BC but until recently the earliest evidence for milk processing, most likely…
Andrew Selkirk travels to Madrid to discover more on maritime archaeology and trade…
Richard Hodges writes from Gettysburg, USA…
Specialist archaeological insights on the city of Timbuktu from Prof. Tim Insoll…
Maintaining conservation standards in our towns and villages is essential work but light years away from the stench of cordite in Beirut…
Instead of plastic toys that will be broken before Christmas dinner, how about one of the British Museum pocket series as stocking-fillers…
According to the archaeologist Manolis Andronikos, the Royal Tombs of Vergina, in northern Greece, belong to King Phillip II (388-336 BC) and…