Following the success of the 1970s tour of Tutankhamun, the boy-king is back on the road, currently wowing crowds in the US
Xerxes Canal
Archaeological investigations reveal the canal built by the Persian king Xerxes in northern Greece
Bankers of Puteoli, The
The Bankers of Puteoli: Finance, Trade and Industry in the Roman World David Jones Tempus, £19.99 In 1955, a hoard of over a hundred wax writing tablets was discovered when a motorway was being constructed 500 yards south of the Stabian Gate at Pompeii, in an area known as the Agri Murecini. Publication of the [...]
Chronicle of the Queens of Egypt
Chronicle of the Queens of Egypt Joyce Tyldesley, Thames and Hudson, £19.95 How powerful were women in Ancient Egypt? To judge by the number of queens that are known, many of them were surprisingly powerful. In the New Kingdom (1539-1096 BC), as Egypt became the richest land of the Mediterranean world, Queen consorts maintained a [...]
Portus: Rome’s Other Port
How Claudius, and then Trajan constructed an artificial harbour to supplement Ostia
Mongolian Mummy
Well-preserved ‘noble fighter’ discovered
Ramesses Statue Moved to Giza
Pharaoh’s suffering statue now re-erected at Giza
Ara Pacis, Italy
Richard Hodges visits architect Richard Meier’s new building that encloses the Ara Pacis, the monument to peace erected by Emperor Augustus
Valley of the Kings, A New Tomb?
A radar survey project in the Valley of the Kings may have revealed a new tomb
Egypt: Cemetery of Zoser
The excavations at a fashionable Old Kingdom cemetery lying just behind the step pyramid of Zoser, Saqqara, Egypt
Tutankhamun Tomb Excavation Reports at Oxford
The many and diverse records of the Tutankhamun tomb excavation are brought into the 21st century
100 Hieroglyphs
Let us learn a few hieroglyphs. Let us start with a straight line. This obviously means ‘land’ because in Egypt all the land that is worth talking about is the flood plain of the Nile, which is more or less dead flat. Let us then add three dots below our straight line: these represent the [...]
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
Turkey: in the Footsteps of Alexander
Peter Sommer tells us of his 2000 mile trek following the route of Alexander the Great and his army
Athens, Greece
Richard Hodges looks at the later Roman influence on this, the most famous of the classical Greek cities
Valley of the Kings: KV-63: Tomb or Room?
Mystery surrounds the discovery of KV-63
Athenian Plague Caused by Typhoid
Scientists reveal the cause of deadly Athenian plague
Elgin Marbles, The
Visitors to Athens tend to spend most of their time pursuing the remains of the great Classical city. They will probably note with horror the monstrosities of the modern city and they may possibly, if they are lucky, come across the fascinating remains of medieval and early modern Athens. After the Classical era, Athens had [...]
St-Bertrand-de-Comminges, France
Excavations in the hilltop town reveal Roman defensive wall still standing to its full height and help to date the town
Egyptian Dwarfs
Biological and artistic evidence suggests that dwarfs held a privilaged position in Ancient Egyptian society
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