At some point in the last few decades BC, Roman legionaries paused on the banks of the Mera River, to the north…
In September the British Museum will be launching a major new exhibition on Sudan. We take a sneak-preview…
The latest results of an on-going archaeological project that is uncovering Islamic period remains on Bahrain…
Dates of the Mycenean period pushed back 50 years…
Modern scanning techniques used to recreate image of Egyptian mummy…
The Royal Museum, Edinburgh features treasures from Tuscany…
On Friday 4 June 2004, The European Union and Europa Nostra – the pan-European federation for heritage -announced the winners of the…
Archaeological evidence suggests the prevelance of cancers may have been significantly less in our ancestors…
Gary Brown takes a look at the oft-ignored pre-colonial archaeology of Singapore…
Richard Hodges reports on Kerala. Otherwise known as God's own country, it is fast becoming an eco-tourist destination…
The Ancient Olympics Nigel Spivey, OUP £16.99 In the Greek hoplite army, every citizen was expected to be a soldier; your national…
Recreating Homer’s Trojan War A Hollywood blockbuster starring Brad Pitt and a book by award-winning novelist Lindsay Clarke both attempt to bring…
At Deir 'ain 'Abata in Jordan, the monastery of St Lot has been rediscovered and excavated…