Our cover story reveals why, contrary to Old Testament teachings, the ‘evil’ Ahab and his father Omri should be regarded as the first kings of Israel
Recasting Thailand
Prof. Charles Higham reports on the latest discoveries from Ban Non Wat, one of the world’s richest archaeological digs
Celebrating World Archaeology
It is the magazine’s fifth anniversary, so, in celebration, we look back at some of our most memorable reports from across the world
Early irrigation systems in ancient Yemen
Archaeologists working in Yemen have discovered evidence for agriculture dating back to the 3rd millenium BC
Unesco inscribes 29 new World Heritage Sites
UNESCO inscribes 29 new World Heritage Sites: Meeting in Quebec in July 2008, the World Heritage Committee added 29 new sites to UNESCO’s World Heritage List, bringing the total number of sites that have been designated as having outstanding universal value since the World Heritage Site list was launched in 1976 to 878 properties. These [...]
Early Egyptian silos
The discovery of large grain silos alters our understanding of life in Ancient Egypt
Populating the islands of Southeast Asia
New evidence suggests that modern humans may have been present in South East Asia for longer than previously invisaged
Excavated Jericho bones may help combat TB
September 6, 2008
Filed Under: Issue 31, News, Middle East
Scientists use ancient bones to try to uncover the origins and evolution of tuberculosis
Dramatic end for Syrian acrobat
Archaeologists investigate the mysterious death of an acrobat who met his end around 2300 BC
Headlice and rats
Headlice and rats: Not a nice subject for discussion in polite company, but the unavoidable truth is that lice have been with us since we humans first walked out of Africa some 100,000 years ago on our journey to populate the globe. That is the conclusion of a study comparing the genomes of head lice [...]
Rimini revealed
Nadia Durrani reports on the site of the newly-opened Surgeon’s House in Rimini, north-east Italy
Temple Architecture of India, The
The Temple Architecture of India Adam Hardy Wiley, £45.00 Unlike Mughal art and architecture, Hindu sculpture and architecture were poorly received by scholars in colonial times, with notable exceptions such as E. B. Havell. They still occupy something of an art-historical ghetto. Writers sympathetic to them have suffered from the life-denying metaphysical preoccupations of the [...]
Empire and the Kingdom, the
Publications with numerous glossy photographs showing the wonders and beauty of the world in which we live are, these days, ten a penny. However, for those interested in something visually compelling, but with a difference, then this title is highly recommended. The photographs reproduced in this book are, as the authors point out, entirely non-commercial [...]
Who was Hadrian?
Who was Hadrian? The British Museum’s latest block-buster considers the life of the enigmatic emperor
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