At some point in the last few decades BC, Roman legionaries paused on the banks of the Mera River, to the north…
One of the seven wonders of the ancient world, the Pyramids have fascinated and baffled visitors for centuries, the difficulty of their…
The Graeco-Roman site of Butrint, is hitherto little known, because it lies in Albania, and has thus been little visited. But since…
In 1576, the Elizabethan adventurer Martin Frobisher setout to discover the North-west passage to China, across the barren wastes of northern Canada.…
The Niah Cave, in Sarawak (which is pronounced with the emphasis on the second syllable: sa-RA-wak), is one of the crucial sites…
London's Petrie museum launches online database…
Waterlogged conditions produce evidence for rowers on Roman barges…
New conclusions reached on Oetzi the Iceman…
Chemical analysis used to discover ancient diets…
Underwater excavations of the Caesarea Maritima…
David Breeze reports on the latest news from the Roman Frontier along the Danube…
Origins of Ancient Egypt How did ancient Egypt reach the point of take-off? In Genesis of the Pharaohs: Dramatic New discoveries that…
The Chauvet Cave The discovery of the Chauvet Cave in the Ardèche valley in the south of France has proved to be…