Lost fragments of an ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead have been rediscovered in Australia. On a visit to Queensland Museum, British…
The Titanic has been granted official protection from unscientific exploration by UNESCO. According to the UN’s cultural agency, over 700 divers have…
As we go to press, a third man has been arrested in connection with the theft of 18 Chinese artefacts from the…
Five years ago, CWA reported on the discovery of the oldest rock art found in North Africa (CWA 24). Dirk Huyge and…
The discovery of a 13th-century priestess at a ritual site in northern Peru is forcing a reassessment of the role of women…
In Füllinsdorf, archaeologists have announced the discovery of the largest hoard of Iron Age silver coins ever to be found in Switzerland.…
Archaeologists have unearthed several thousand silver objects, buried 1,000 years ago in Gotland, Sweden. This is the second substantial hoard to have…
Archaeological investigations have unearthed an Iron Age hoard during the construction of a new highway near the modern village of Tartaria in…
Archaeologists recovered a hoard of nearly 50 Roman silver luxury utensils at Vinkovci in Croatia, describing it as one of the most…
Forget London 2012. What about Olympia in 388 BC? Archaeologist Neil Faulkner has just published a new book that attempts to reconstruct…
When were the South Sea Islands first inhabited? The discovery by Matthew Spriggs and Stuart Bedford of a remarkable cemetery, with nearly…
Excavations at Perge celebrate their 66th anniversary in summer 2012. The capital city of Pamphylia is a triumph of Classical and Hellenistic…