The Saqqara necropolis, located 30km west of Cairo, is home to a wealth of ancient Egyptian tombs and pyramids. The burial ground…
What was life like in Roman Empire? The new exhibition at the British Museum will give visitors a unique opportunity to find…
Perhaps one of the most exquisite works of art in the world today is that created by a man or woman about…
The stereotypical Viking of popular culture is a marauding raider in a horned helmet, but the archaeological record provides a much more…
Recent excavations at Iron Age kurgans (burial mounds) in eastern Kazakhstan have uncovered spectacular artefacts preserved beneath the permafrost. Once belonging to…
The Royal Academy is planning a spectacular and innovative new exhibition that will bring together an eclectic collection of bronze artefacts spanning…
This magnificent alabaster sarcophagus comes from the tomb of the 19th Dynasty pharaoh Seti I. It was discovered in 1817 by Giovanni…
Due to celebrate the 100th anniversary of moving to its current location next year, Cambridge University’s Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology has…
The Han Dynasty was founded in 206 BC, and their 400 years of near-continuous rule represent a Golden Age for China. By…
When magnificent mosaics were revealed in the Roman villas at Zeugma, such was their impact that the Turkish authorities decided they deserved…
We travel from all over the country to visit a special exhibition at the British Museum in London, or even hop across…
Excavation following the discovery of the tomb of Philip II in Vergina (see p20) posed two huge problems: how to preserve the…