The art and artefacts of ancient Egypt are still familiar around the world, but how much do we know about the people…
The necropolis of the noble family of the Gaya…
The discovery of the tomb of King Muryong…
A report on the shock discovery of a new minature species of human, homo floresiensis, who lived on the island of Flores…
Two quarries in Egypt's Eastern Desert supplied much of the best building stone for imperial Rome…
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…