Arelatively simple and inexpensive technique for dating ceramics has been developed by scientists at the UK’s Manchester University that could revolutionise the…
Archaeologists attempt to recreate ancient perfume…
Inscribed slate tablet discovered in Jamestown…
Pushing back the earliest date of personal adornment…
Lawrence Barfield (1935-2009) As remembered by the Editor This article is an extract from the full article published in World Archaeology Issue…
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Richard Hodges tours the Salento in South Italy; there he finds a clash of civilizations and some intriguing Medieval graffiti…
A walk through the heart of Athens, taking in the latest archaeological gems, but ably avoiding the crowded Acropolis…
The Rape of Mesopotamia is not an exaggerated title, unfortunately. His book is an ‘autopsy of a cultural disaster’, writes Lawrence Rothfield,…
This is a book about those members of two English families who were long resident in the islands of St Kitts and…
The starting point of Stamper’s book is his reconstruction of the original Temple of Jupiter Optimus aximus on the Capitoline Hill in…
A look at the ancient Japanese ceramic figures currently on show at the British Museum…