The Greeks called them Scythians, the Assyrians and Achaemenid Persians called them Saka. We know…

Searching for Samnites in the ‘Region of Little Cities’   Surprisingly few people have heard…

What is it? This enigmatic fired-clay disc, dating to around 1700-1600 BC, was discovered in…

Mleiha: The Unwritten History The Ancient State of Puyŏ in Northeast Asia Age of Empires:…

The first anyone knew of the Scythians was when exquisite gold ornaments started to turn…

The exotic Lady of Pacopampa and the recently discovered Serpent-Jaguar Priests were high ranking members…

Little is known of the fierce warrior nomads who occupied the southern region of the Ural…

Richard Hodges explores the history and archaeology of the Spanish Basque Country.

Nearly 20 years of digging in and writing about Albania's ancient sites has left a…

The dig  The Hypogeum Ħal-Saflieni was discovered in 1902 when builders, working on a new housing development,…

How often do you visit a rock-art site armed only with binoculars? You do at…

Exploring Iron Age burial mounds on the Trail of Princes, Patrick Skinner sets out from…