The ancient city of Troy is re-assessed
Angkor Wat: Origins, Cambodia
September 7, 2003
Filed Under: Issue 1, Cambodia, Celebrating World Heritage, Features
One of South-East Asia’s most celebrated archaeological sites and one of the great marvels of the world, Angkor Wat appeared in the very first issue of CWA, as well as in #5 and, most recently, #50. Stretching over 400km², the surrounding archaeological park includes the various capitals of the Khmer Empire, from the 9th-15th century, as well as the famous temple of Angkor Thom. But when exploration began in the 18th and 19th centuries, it was quickly obvious that there was strong Indian influence. What can new research tell us about Angkor’s origins?
La Milpa, Belize
Norman Hammond discovers discovers lost city of La Milpa, still mostly hidden by jungle
Amarna, Egypt
Barry Kemp has recently produced an amazing model of Amarna, the best preserved town in Egypt
Kuk, Papua New Guinea
September 6, 2003
Filed Under: Issue 1, News, Papua New Guinea
Research reveals Papua New Guinea was a region where agriculture evolved independently
Llublijana, Slovenia
A wheel found in Slovenia dates to around 100 years earlier than the previous record holder
Digging Abroad
Would you like to dig abroad? If you wish to dig in Britain, you can of course consult the Handbook of Archaeology which we publish free to Current Archaeology subscribers with the Spring issue. However, if you want to dig abroad, you should subscribe to Archaeology Abroad, which publishes two bulletins a year in April [...]
Chocolate: Earliest Evidence, Belize
Scientific analysis reveals the Mayans ate chocolate as far back as 600BC
Letter from Baghdad
John Curtis sends a postcard from Baghdad considering heritage work after the Iraq war
Letter from Jerusalem
Kay Prag, the author of the standard Blue Guide to Jerusalem reports on the situation
Complete Gods & Goddesses of Ancient Egypt
How many Egyptian gods and goddesses were there? In The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt, Richard Wilkinson, Professor at the University of Arizona, lists nearly 500 of them, categorised by type. The majority of them are anthropomorphic, divided between male and female. Then come the mammalian deities, followed by the avian (birds), until [...]
After the Ice
What is the biggest leap forward ever to have taken place in the history of humanity? Steven Mithen, Professor of Early Prehistory at Reading University, believes that it was the explosion of human creativity that took place somewhere in the middle of the last Ice Age – after the Neanderthals had died out, and the [...]
Man Who Deciphered Linear B
The decipherment of Minoan Linear B by architect Michael Ventris is one of the great dramas of 20th century archaeology. But who was Michael Ventris, and how did he do it? Andrew Robinson, the Literary Editor of the Times Higher Education Supplement, has now written a fascinating biography, The Man who Deciphered Linear B. Michael [...]
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