I clearly remember the day in October 1957, when news swept through the Institute of Archaeology in London that Gordon Childe had…
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For years I have directed small armies of excavators through a project manager, so returning to the role of quartermaster (and co-director)…
The sheer scale of Rome's German frontier is overwhelming. Running for almost 550km, and boasting at least 60 forts, 80 fortlets and…
Khentkawes is hardly a household name. The historical record passes over this elusive figure without comment, while the scraps that testify to…
For the Hittites of the Late Bronze Age it was a difficult, wild country where the restless Kashka people lived. For the…
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.…