The Blue Guides have come under new ownership. Many readers of Current Archaeology will know and cherish the Blue Guides which have…
Before 1812, Petra was one of the ancient world's 'lost cities': it was known from historical references, but the site had not…
Somaliland is not Somalia. Somaliland is in the northern part of Somalia, occupying the area of a former British colony. After gaining…
When Cyprus adopted the Euro early in 2008, the government had to decide what symbol should adorn its new currency. Although the…
About ten years ago a collector of ancient Indonesian art contacted my husband and me to ask our opinion on a group…
In the morning of 15 July 1099, the starving knights of the First Crusade broke through Jerusalem’s defences and stormed the Holy…
Most people today probably think Marathon has something to do with the Ancient Greek Olympics. In fact, there was no marathon race…
A Maya lord The ancient Maya continue to surprise us, this time with the discovery of a well-preserved tomb under the El…
Human remains found wrapped in costly dyed silk in Germany’s Magdeburg Cathedral in 2008 have been confirmed as those of Eadgyth (pronounced…
Francesco Benozzo, of the University of Bologna, studies the continuity of Palaeolithic words into recent languages as a means of understanding ancient…
Human remains unearthed in Lima, capital of Peru, have yielded the first direct evidence of Inca deaths caused by Spanish conquerors around…
Thanks to preservation under waterlogged conditions, a well in the federal state of Saxony, Germany, has revealed unprecedented information about woodworking skills,…