If there has ever been a historical figure readymade for a biographical documentary, it’s Gertrude Bell (1868-1926): archaeologist, explorer, spy, British political…
A rare collection of Islamic medical manuscripts has gone on display for the first time, illuminating medical traditions that developed in the…
Scientists use ancient bones to try to uncover the origins and evolution of tuberculosis…
The final resting place of Alexander the Great is one of the famous unsolved mysteries of the ancient world. After he died…
Shadow of the Silk Road Colin Thubron Chatto and Windus, £8.99 Chosen by Roger Matthews, Professor of Near Eastern Archaeology at the Institute…
The latest exhibition at The Bible Lands Museum in Jerusalem, entitled Three Faces of Monotheism, is dedicated to the symbols of Judaism,…
New research indicates that self-adornment seems to be an archaic human trait…