Rome’s military is renowned as one of the finest fighting forces of the ancient world. But what was life really like for…
Discover how a chance detail on a 19th-century map set in train a longstanding archaeological expedition at this elite necropolis, which is…
As they walked across Engare Sero in northern Tanzania, a group of people left their mark in the soft surface of volcanic…
Clusters of massive stone jars in Laos have inspired considerable curiosity. Little is known about the people who fashioned them, while even…
How should we date material that is millions of years old? Looking at the predictable rates of the breakdown of proteins from…
Portugal’s Côa Valley contains Europe’s greatest collection of open-air Ice Age images. Across 17km, there are currently more than 530 known panels…
Excavating remarkable Inca rituals After the Acari Valley was absorbed by the Inca Empire, Tambo Viejo was founded to oversee its inhabitants.…
Investigating an isolated Neolithic tomb in Andalucía has revealed a new dimension to its rock art. What can this tell us about…
Once again, we were delighted by the quality and quantity of the fantastic archaeological images that were sent in to this year’s…
As CWA reaches a milestone, we sifted through our back issues in search of the most exciting discoveries about our shared past.…
Fragments of ivory found in a German cave on the eve of war have been reconstructed to create a magnificent ‘Lion Man’.…
Conserving one of the world’s greatest manuscript collections The Dead Sea Scrolls are widely considered one of the greatest archaeological discoveries in…
What is it? This statuette, dating from around 21,000 BC, has the familiar form of a Palaeolithic ‘Venus’ figurine. Carved out of…