Rome’s military is renowned as one of the finest fighting forces of the ancient world. But what was life really like for…
Myra, on the southern coast of Turkey, was home to the 4th century bishop St Nicolas (of Santa Claus fame). What remains…
As the capital of two great empires, Istanbul (and in its previous incarnation as Constantinople) contains a great wealth of culturally important…
Exquisitely located just 11km from the Mediterranean coast, the city was founded atop a 60m high acropolis. Its history is both deep…
Sagalassos lies about 100km north of Perge, some 1,450-1,750m above sea level. It was occupied by at least the 5th century BC,…
The city of Caunus (also known as Kbid), on the southwest coast of Turkey, first finds fame in the literary sources during…
When Otto Benndorf presented his excavation project plans to the Ministry of Culture in 1893, he calculated that Ephesus could be uncovered…
In his writings, Strabo explains that the city of Metropolis is 120 stadia from Ephesus - and indeed it lies about 35km…
The site has become famous partly for its large size (about 5,000-8,000 people lived there) and long occupation (the site is Neolithic…
Before oil and gas became the major economic driving factors in the Arabian Gulf, another natural resource was the primary export: pearls.…
Richard Hodges reflects upon a rich year at the glorious site of Butrint in Southern Albania, and on his search for one…
Mould, decay, mismanagement: having survived for millennia, the exquisite art at Lascaux is critically degrading. International rock-art expert Paul G Bahn reports.…
What do we know of Maya ritual practices? New revelations of a well-preserved sweatbath at Pook's Hill in western Belize are hot.…