Far below the Nullarbor Plain in Australia lies an extraordinary gallery of rock art. Exploration and research in Koonalda Cave has revealed…
Nestled in the heart of Sharjah, Faya Palaeolandscape emerges from the vast, rugged desert as a hidden treasure, awaiting the world’s attention.…
It was a treacherous stretch of coast. The ancient Greek historian Xenophon, writing in the 4th century BC, describes the perils of…
Between fields of grain and potatoes in the middle of Germany, about 18km south east of Magdeburg, near the town of Schönebeck,…
A cache of Roman and British coins found in the Netherlands seems to be associated with the emperor Claudius’ invasion of Britain…
We have had a brilliant selection of entries for this year’s photo competition, with images that have taken us on a journey…
The Thracians made a keen impression on both their neighbours and the archaeological record, but how much do we really know about…
At some point in the last few decades BC, Roman legionaries paused on the banks of the Mera River, to the north…
Xuanzang was not afraid to break the rules. This Buddhist monk lived in Tang China during the 7th century AD. Although the…
The biggest dig at Pompeii in a generation is working to expose nearly an entire block of the ancient city. Archaeologists are…
Around 20 Roman villas have been excavated in the Limburg region of the Netherlands. The heyday for this work came in the…
Rome’s military is renowned as one of the finest fighting forces of the ancient world. But what was life really like for…