Lost Civilisations looks at some 20 archaeological sites from around the world. The author has a wide selection, with five from America,…
The Archaeology of Christianity in Africa Niall Finneran (Tempus £19.99) The Archaeology of Christianity in Africa covers a wide span. It begins…
The Seventy Great Mysteries of Ancient Egypt Ed. Bill Manley, Thames and Hudson, £24.95 Were the pyramids built by slaves? Did the…
One of the seven wonders of the ancient world, the Pyramids have fascinated and baffled visitors for centuries, the difficulty of their…
When were the Virgin Islands, in the Caribbean, first settled? Peter Drewett has been excavating an important prehistoric settlement at Belmont, first…
The Niah Cave, in Sarawak (which is pronounced with the emphasis on the second syllable: sa-RA-wak), is one of the crucial sites…
In 1576, the Elizabethan adventurer Martin Frobisher setout to discover the North-west passage to China, across the barren wastes of northern Canada.…
The Graeco-Roman site of Butrint, is hitherto little known, because it lies in Albania, and has thus been little visited. But since…
Archaeology Abroad Awards Short of funds to join a dig? Subscribers to Archaeology Abroad are eligible to apply for Fieldwork Awards to…
Underwater excavations of the Caesarea Maritima…
Chemical analysis used to discover ancient diets…
British academy awards a £1 million grant to investigate the fundamentals of what makes us human…