The Thracians made a keen impression on both their neighbours and the archaeological record, but how much do we really know about…
Crete is well-connected by ferry to a number of the islands that lie close by. So if you want to go somewhere…
We live in a city-centric world. When we think of the scattered islands of the Aegean, we think of them as remote…
The Blue Guides have come under new ownership. Many readers of Current Archaeology will know and cherish the Blue Guides which have…
Most people today probably think Marathon has something to do with the Ancient Greek Olympics. In fact, there was no marathon race…
Akrotiri is an archaeological monument to the rich commerce, connections, and culture of the Middle Bronze Age Mediterranean…
Crete has been an island for five million years – so the discovery of artefacts that are at least 130,000 years…
The Greek Dark Ages are no longer dark: the excavations at Lefkandi on the island of Euboea, led by Irene Lemos, have…
Crete lies in an earthquake zone. This has affected the island over the centuries, but how? In the 1850's Captain Spratt, RN,…
A walk through the heart of Athens, taking in the latest archaeological gems, but ably avoiding the crowded Acropolis…
CWA catch up on research in to the 2,000 year old scientific instrument slavaged off the coast of Antikythera…
Richard Hodges explores Byzantine Kastoria in Greece…
The British Museum Concise Introduction to Ancient Greece Jenifer Neils British Museum Press, pb £14.99 The Ancient Greeks for Dummies Stephen Batchelor,…