The biggest dig at Pompeii in a generation is working to expose nearly an entire block of the ancient city. Archaeologists are…
Questions are being asked about the cultural priorities of the Italian Government in the wake of recent structural damage to the ancient…
For years I have directed small armies of excavators through a project manager, so returning to the role of quartermaster (and co-director)…
Sicily was best known during the Roman Republic as the breadbasket of Rome. Although she never reached such dizzy heights again (Africa…
In 1997 four cavers set out to explore the deepest galleries of the Grotta della Monaca. It was not an easy task.…
A gentler, more verdant part of Italy is difficult to imagine. The river Asso is little more than a brook bisecting southern…
This is one of the most delectable anti-archaeology books I have read for a long time. The author is the Emeritus Professor…
Rome had a problem. The Tiber River is too shallow for maritime craft. So Roman vessels plying the Mediterranean routes had to…
The story of the rise of Rome is best studied not in the city itself, but in the area surrounding it. It…
Should you be caught in a heavy rain storm in modern Ercolano, you will understand why the local residents talk about ‘lava’…
Rome is an iconic city. From Grand Tour etchings to nocturnal portraits of the cityscape, Rome’s monuments have become familiar images. Yet…
For Sigmund Freud, the archaeology of the city of Rome was a metaphor for the unconscious mind – a place where no…
Every time I arrive at the British School at Rome, it is somehow different. Old buildings and strong institutions can be like…