The conquests of Genghis Khan are traditionally associated with horrifying brutality, but this reputation has overshadowed another side to the empire that…
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…
Dates of the Mycenean period pushed back 50 years…
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…
Recreating Homer’s Trojan War A Hollywood blockbuster starring Brad Pitt and a book by award-winning novelist Lindsay Clarke both attempt to bring…
The Ancient Olympics Nigel Spivey, OUP £16.99 In the Greek hoplite army, every citizen was expected to be a soldier; your national…
Excavation of a Samurai castle in Okinawa, the island 400 miles to the south of Japan…
Jeffrey May tries to understand the rock art of South Africa…
At Deir 'ain 'Abata in Jordan, the monastery of St Lot has been rediscovered and excavated…