We think of chemical weapons as one of the horrifying features of modern warfare. We might assume that it all started with…
And now for something completely different… the title might be a bit off-putting but the principal author, Chris Evans, is one of…
In 1907 two great Welsh institutions were founded – the National Library and the National Museum. One year later a third was…
Produced to mark the 10th anniversary of the open-air Palaeolithic art of Portugal’s Côa Valley becoming a World Heritage site, this beautiful…
From the pyramids of Egypt, to St Catherine’s Monastery in Sinai, via the Parthenon, Petra, and Pompeii, Charles Freeman’s latest book covers…
Visitors to Johannesburg can visit, in the grounds of the University of Witwatersrand, the outstanding Origins Centre. In this book the Centre’s…
CWA takes a look at the Late Shang Dynasty palace and funerary complex…