Peter Sommer tells us of his 2000 mile trek following the route of Alexander the Great and his army
Jordan, Death and Destruction at Jacob’s Ford
Evidence of death and destruction at the uncompleted Crusaders’ fort in Jordan, Jacob’s Ford
Denmark Underwater, Sunken Stone Age
Ole Grøn and Jørgen Skaarup report on their excavations at a 5000 BC underwater site, Denmark
Dichin, Bulgaria: Roman Fort Excavated
A report on a Roman fort, probably built to contain a band of federate troops, excavated at Dichin in Bulgaria
Bamiyan: Destruction of Giant Buddhas
May 6, 2006
Filed Under: Issue 17, News, Afghanistan
Looting continues in Afghanistan following the destruction of the Bamiyan Buddhas by the Taliban in 2001
Herculean Work at Herculaneum
Exceptional example of classical statue found at southern Italian site
Athens, Greece
Richard Hodges looks at the later Roman influence on this, the most famous of the classical Greek cities
Dresden, Germany
David Miles writes from Dresden and shares his thoughts on the renovation and restoration of an historic city
Unfolding History
Unfolding History: Castles, Fortresses and Citadels is almost a superb book. It is a follow up to the author’s earlier Unfolding History, which dealt with great monuments of the ancient world, in that it features 30 sites from around the world, each of which is highlighted by a magnificent colour photograph that folds out to [...]
Calima and Malagana: Art and Archaeology in Southwestern Colombia
Calima and Malagana is a luxuriously-presented book that offers the fruits of nearly a quarter century of research in the Calima and Cauca valley of Colombia; and is written and edited by the very archaeologists who have pioneered archaeological investigation in the area. This corner of Colombia – the subject of an article in CWA [...]
Complete World of Human Evolution, The
The earliest apes evolved around 20 million years ago, while while Homo sapiens have existed for a mere 160,000 years. The ancient fossil record over this massive time span reveals dozens of species of early apes and humans that create a detailed picture of our evolution. But the picture is itself continually evolving, ultimately requiring [...]
Somerset House: The Road to Byzantium; Luxury Arts of Antiquity
CWA editor, Nadia Durrani looks at the Byzantium exhibition at Somerset House
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