At Current World Archaeology, we are always interested in the latest research, discoveries, and subsequent debates. Here, we present both sides of a stimulating discussion sparked by a review in CWA 48 of Terry Hunt and Carl Lipo’s new book The Statues that Walked.
Gas Warfare at Dura-Europos
Romans versus Persians – a gruesome story of gas warfare at the ancient siege site of Dura-Europos
Crete, the Island that Tipped
Crete lies in an earthquake zone. This has affected the island over the centuries, but how? In the 1850′s Captain Spratt, RN, worked it out
Equestrian Statue of Augustus Proves Rome’s Germanic Ambitions
2,000 year old equestrian staute discovered at Waldgrimes, central Germany
Baia, the Underworld
Just west of the entrance to the underworld, lies the site of Baia. Mike Cless takes us there, tells of a divine discovery, then ventures underground
Aquincum, Roman Budapest
The tumultuous history of the legionary fortress and civilian town of aquincum, Roman Budapest
Analysis of Etruscan Tincture
Archaeologists attempt to recreate ancient perfume
Athens Revisited
A walk through the heart of Athens, taking in the latest archaeological gems, but ably avoiding the crowded Acropolis
Scanning Rome’s Catacombs
Digital mapping techniques used to fully document Rome’s 105 miles of subterranean tunnels
Roman Frontiers
The world’s largest archaeological site – the former frontiers of the Roman Empire – are to be given World Heritage Site status
Clunia
The Roman city of Clunia has many prestigious monuments, such as the massive theatre shown on the cover. So why was the city a failure?
Rimini revealed
Nadia Durrani reports on the site of the newly-opened Surgeon’s House in Rimini, north-east Italy
Ostia
Romanist Neil Faulkner takes us on a tour of the Roman port of Ostia
Who was Hadrian?
Who was Hadrian? The British Museum’s latest block-buster considers the life of the enigmatic emperor
Santuary of Zeus on Mt. Lycaion, the
David Gilman Romano reports on Zeus’ cultic site, with its mountain-top ash alter, famed throughout Ancient Greek
Troy
Penn’s Prof. Brian Rose takes us to Troy, the site he has excavated for the past 20 years
Hadrian
Here Neil Faulkner presents a portrait of Hadrian from his new book Rome: empire of the eagles
Cleopatra was no Beauty, Coins Shows
Images of Anthony and Cleopatra found on 2,000 year old coins
Rosetta Stone, The
The Rosetta Stone and the Rebirth of Ancient Egypt John Ray, Profile £15.99 Which object lends its name to internationally known software for teaching languages, to a European space mission aiming to unlock the secrets of the solar system before planets formed, and to a technique for deciphering the human genome, not to speak of [...]
The Last Roman
The Last Roman: Romulus Augustulus and the decline of the West Adrian Murdoch Sutton, £18.99 Romulus Augustulus is very much the forgotten man of Roman history. Emperor for only ten short months at the age of 12, he was then sent into exile as the Western Roman Empire arguably ceased to exist. This new study [...]
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