Scientists in the US have put forward a case for syphilis being transported to Europe from the Americas by returning sailors
Issue 28
Alaskan Aleut’s Hats and Peru’s Past
Brian Fagan’s latest column reporting on all things archaeological
New Thinking on Mayan child Sacrifice
Archaeologists from the University of Yucatan have found evidence for child sacridice being used to appease the gods
Pre-Inca Iron Mine Found Intact
A 1st millenium AD iron mine has been discovered in the Ingenio Valley, southern Peru
Life at Harvard 1600s
Students at Harvard University are conducting excavations in their own back yard, in the grounds of Old College
Update on Allianoi campaign
Nadia Durrani keeps us up to date on the campaign to save the Roman site of Allianoi
Tuscany
Richard Hodges writes from Tuscany
Yemen: On Tour
CWA’s editor Nadia Durrani take us on a tour through one of her favourite countries, Yemen
Ancient Board Games
Though archaeological evidence is lacking, it is generally believed on other grounds that India is where the game of chess was invented in the 1st millennium AD. However, this theory has been a battleground between different scholars favouring India, Persia, China and elsewhere in Asia, as Ancient Board Games in Perspective makes abundantly clear. So […]
Alexander’s Tomb
The final resting place of Alexander the Great is one of the famous unsolved mysteries of the ancient world. After he died in Babylon in 323 BC his body was apparently hijacked by Ptolemy and taken to Egypt to be the propaganda centrepiece of his new kingdom. There it stayed for generations until being lost […]
Blue Guides
Guide books are essential for the visitor. I wanted to recommend the Blue Guides, which I have always found helpful, writes Andrew Selkirk. However, the Blue Guides have changed hands, and the new owners have apparently decided to take the Guides down-market. Previously owned by Ernest Benn, they then passed into the ownership of A […]
Egypt’s Sunken Treasures
Egypt’s sunken treasures; on tour in Yemen; a final plea to save Allianoi in Turkey
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