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Tell Tayinat, Turkey: ‘Dark Age’ Temple

CWA catches up with excavations at the temple site of Tell Tayinat which is throwing light on the ‘Dark Age’ in the Near East

Thailand’s Bronze Age Superburials

Inside report on the newly – uncovered Bronze Age elite burials of Ban Non Wat

City of Sweyhat

How did the city of Sweyhat thrive in the Mesopotamian outback?

Digging in the Middle Mekong Basin

Until recently, the Middle Mekong Basin has been terra incognita, archaeologically speaking. Now, a team is revealing its past.

The Tomb Builders in Wales 4000-3000 BC

In the way in which the National Museum Wales portrays Welsh identity, it stands out on the international scene as a beacon for others to emulate. This book on Welsh Megalithic tombs follows on from Steve Burrow’s excellent catalogue of early prehistoric remains held by the Museum which it published in 2003. The photography and [...]

Denmark Underwater, Sunken Stone Age

Ole Grøn and Jørgen Skaarup report on their excavations at a 5000 BC underwater site, Denmark

Ireland, Iron Age Bog Bodies

Two remarkably well preserved Iron Age bog bodies discovered in the Republic of Ireland

Chinese Yunnan Province, Red Rock Art

Archaeologists discover rock painting dating back 3,000 years

Qatna, Syria

Peter Pfalzner, of the University of Tubingen writes of the extraordinary Brinze Age royal tombs at Qanta

KV5 – Largest Tomb in Valley of the Kings

The latest discoveries at KV5, the largest ancient Egyptian tomb ever discovered in the Valley of the Kings at Luxor

Beatrice de Cardi

Beatrice has recently celebrated her 90th birthday, and here she recalls her far flung life in the field in Pakistan, Iran and the Arabian peninsula

Rameses II

The mighty statue of Ramases II is set to be moved from down-town Cairo to a new museum planned for the Giza Plateau

Ban Non Wat, Thailand

At Ban Non Wat, Charles Higham is discovering an unknown Bronze Age civilisation, with some remarkable ‘superburials’

Sudan

In September the British Museum will be launching a major new exhibition on Sudan. We take a sneak-preview

Mo’alla, Egypt

Re-excavation of the tombof Ankhtyfy, an Egyptian warlord in the First Intermediate Period, 2100 BC

Amarna, Egypt

Barry Kemp has recently produced an amazing model of Amarna, the best preserved town in Egypt

Troy, Turkey

The ancient city of Troy is re-assessed