Art and artefacts from ancient Egypt must rank among the most remarkable and influential from the ancient world. Yet we know comparatively…
When we asked our readers if they had a favourite World Heritage Site, Mycenae was mentioned again and again. Featured in CWA…
Corrugated iron was a revolutionary building material. In these pages, the unusual history and scope of this valuable resource is considered…
Old interpretations of Egyptian glass-making are shattered by experiments and new excavations at Amarna…
Skull of homo erectus found containing fossilized membrane…
Excavation discovers mountain site was in use well before Zeus became associated with the site…
Archaeologists digging at Gordion have discovered the first known example of an auxiliary fort in modern Turkey…
Scientists have discovered the secret ingredient used in Mayan paint to make temples glitter in the sun…
Scientists in the US have put forward a case for syphilis being transported to Europe from the Americas by returning sailors…
Archaeologists from the University of Yucatan have found evidence for child sacridice being used to appease the gods…
A 1st millenium AD iron mine has been discovered in the Ingenio Valley, southern Peru…
Students at Harvard University are conducting excavations in their own back yard, in the grounds of Old College…
US heritage council tells amateur archaeologists to stop the uncontrolled digging of cesspits…