The Royal Academy is planning a spectacular and innovative new exhibition that will bring together an eclectic collection of bronze artefacts spanning the world and time. Simply called Bronze, it will display more than 150 rare and precious works of art, from the 14th century BC Trundholm Chariot of the Sun – on special loan [...]
Digs, Discoveries, Travel, Exploration
welcome to world archaeology
Welcome to Current World Archaeology, the magazine that studies archaeology round the world.
CWA was founded in 2003 as a sister magazine to Current Archaeology which, since 1967, has been reporting on the latest discoveries in British archaeology.
But CWA does not just look at the latest discoveries: it also travels the globe, looking at great monuments around the world, explaining how they came to be the sites - and sights - we see today.
Caitlin McCall, Editor
7 Wonders…
7 facts you might not know about Howard Carter
Today (May 9) is Howard Carter’s birthday, so we thought we would share some of our favourite facts about the discoverer of Tutankhamun’s tomb.
7 facts about the 7 Wonders of the World
Seven things you might not know about the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World
7 ship-shape sites
We’re in a maritime mood today. Read on for seven of our favourite ship-related archaeological sites. Bon Voyage!
Great Discoveries
Yadin at Masada
The dig Ancient historian Josephus records a dramatic end to the Siege of Masada in AD 73. As the final act of the Jewish Revolt of AD 66-73 – the subject of Josephus’s Jewish War – the writer records the mass suicide of 960 men, women, and children. These hardline revolutionaries – the original Zealots [...]
Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu symbolises the extent, technical skill, and productivity of the Inca Empire in its heyday.
Pompeii
We know more about Pompeii than any other Roman town. It is the benchmark, and yet we still have so much to learn…
Layard at Nimrud
On an overland ride from England to Ceylon in 1839, Austen Henry Layard became fascinated by the newly emerging archaeology of Mesopotomia (in modern Iraq).
Troy: Great Excavations
Heinrich Schliemann has been described as ‘the creator of prehistoric Greek archaeology’, but he was an amateur when he took up archaeology aged 46 after making his fortune in business.
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