Anniversaries are always good for the reading public, as publishers issue sumptuous books which at other times are often uneconomic. It’s the…
The cover says it all – or seems to. A gung-ho romp through the sandy wastes of the Arabian Empty Quarter in…
This is a gripping read of conspiracies between dealers and major museums that have been going on for decades, but now –…
Animal bone reports can be dry stuff so it is good to see a spate of interesting books about the complex and…
Prehistoric people were not like us. Despite attempts by archaeologists to separate settlements from ceremonial sites, burial places from work places, and…
The most familiar image in the gallery of the mind’s eye is how Carola Hicks describes The Bayeux Tapestry in her book,…
In the way in which the National Museum Wales portrays Welsh identity, it stands out on the international scene as a beacon…
A rich feast of books crossed my desk this year. Unfortunately, I did not have the time to read most of them.…
If your Christmas fare needs to be digestible, stimulating, with a touch of religion, this is the book for you – even…
A new exhibition in Hamburg, Germany is investigating one of the worlds most notorious women…
The archaeology of post-medieval fishing and trading sites along the coasts of Iceland…
A medieval site of massive industry: the once-booming and cosmopolitan city of Raqqa, on the banks of the Euphrates, Syria…