A seemingly unassuming lump of corroded bronze has confounded investigators for more than a century, ever since it proved to contain precision…
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A seemingly unassuming lump of corroded bronze has confounded investigators for more than a century, ever since it proved to contain precision…
Encounters with advanced technologies from ancient civilisations are usually the stuff of adventure fiction rather than archaeological research. When the chance discovery…
It is winter. The kitchen is humming with activity, as sheep’s wool is prepared for textile production and fires are kept up.…
In AD 749, the Middle East was struck by a devastating earthquake. Numerous cities suffered serious damage, including Jerash, which is now…
We, as modern humans, tend to look at ancient art with a 21st-century mindset. It is all too easy to stare (in…
What? Go to Florence to visit an archaeological museum? What about the great monuments of the Renaissance, or the museums and galleries…
Perpetually basking in a blazing luminous light, Ithaca boasts fine if unexceptional archaeological sites. With its well-signposted walking trails and numerous fish…
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What is it? This enigmatic fired-clay disc, dating to around 1700-1600 BC, was discovered in the palace of Phaistos on the Greek…
7 Wonders
Today (May 9) is Howard Carter's birthday, so we thought we would share some of our favourite facts about the discoverer of…
We often think of archaeology as being all about objects, but written sources are just as fundamental to our understanding of the…
Seven things you might not know about the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World…
What happens to us after we die? Prepare to get shivers down your spine as we look more closely at seven sites…