I came upon him unexpectedly. He was not alone. To be fair, my mind was mulling over the previous room, which explained…
How did cities come to flourish in the Negev Desert? George Nash has gone in search of Shivta’s former glory. The Negev…
Claims and counter-claims about a sculptural fragment held by the British Museum brought a touch of trepidation to a celebrity visit during…
As we set off down Philadelphia’s runway, the pilot drolly piped up to say, ‘at least we didn’t have to de-ice [the…
Some of the finest surviving remnants of the Roman Empire can be found in Algeria. But how easy are they to visit?…
Launching the Palarq Award CWA’s editor-in-chief Andrew Selkirk takes us behind the scenes of a new archaeological award ‘Would you like to…
Driving past Monte Cassino many years ago with the late Mark Pluciennik, professor at Leicester University and one of the most cerebral…
More than a decade ago I took a holiday on Naxos. This Cycladic island is a paradise for walkers and those who…
The 200th anniversary of Raffles’ arrival in Singapore has galvanised debate about the legacy of this controversial figure. His modern profile owes…
How did an Egyptian pharaoh rejuvenate after a demanding year? The annual Opet festival at Luxor was dedicated to renewing the semi-divine…
A Tuscan challenge Modern archaeology cannot turn a blind eye to its importance in contemporary society. There is a huge and growing…
A trip to Crete allows Rachel Glaves to delve into the fact and fiction of Knossos. Knossos is hardly an unsung site.…
There are dowsers, whose hazel wands will tremble, not only for water, but also for gold and bronze and iron, even for…