It was a treacherous stretch of coast. The ancient Greek historian Xenophon, writing in the 4th century BC, describes the perils of…
Russia's pre-eminent medieval site…
Herod the Great built a magnificent new harbour on the coast of Israel to rival Alexandria. Now computer generated imagery brings the…
The Brochtorff Stone Circle at Xaghra on the island of Gozo reveals an amazing underground burial complex…
One of the first civilisations to be converted to Christanity: but what was there before Christanity?…
In September the British Museum will be launching a major new exhibition on Sudan. We take a sneak-preview…
The latest results of an on-going archaeological project that is uncovering Islamic period remains on Bahrain…
In preparation for this summer's Olympic Games, Athens's metro was greatly extended. From…
The examination of two large cists reveals evidence of a massacre of the warriors of Pharos…
A travelogue visit to two newly restored temples, at Sangri and Irea. Plus a look at the underground museum in Naxos Town…
Excavation of a Samurai castle in Okinawa, the island 400 miles to the south of Japan…
Visiting Angkor Wat, Ayutthayan, Bangkok and a spectacular Bronze Age cemetary at Ban Non Wat…
Re-excavation of the tombof Ankhtyfy, an Egyptian warlord in the First Intermediate Period, 2100 BC…