There can be a certain familiarity to Roman towns. During the heyday of the Empire, such settlements were essential for administering conquered…
David Miles journeys to Galicia to see how the regional government is leading the way in Spain in conserving and presenting their…
A report on the British Museum's exhibition A New World: England's first view of America, featuring the16th century illustrations of America…
Professor Roger Matthews, gives the low-down on Uruk-Warka in Iraq, seemingly the birth-place of writing and appears in the Bible…
Ian Shaw reports on his excavations at the 'harem' site of Gurob in the Fayum, Egypt…
CWA looks at how studying mites can reveal a lot about the fate of ancient civilisations…
Canopic jars of Rameses II neither Canopic nor Rameses' but ordinary cosmetic containers…
Images of Anthony and Cleopatra found on 2,000 year old coins…
Compton Verney, the Grade I-listed mansion house near Stratford-upon-Avon, recently opened as an art and exhibition gallery. It is currently hosting a…
A study of wild and domesticated pigs casts new light on Polynesian migration…
Richard Hodges sends news from Sicily and visits sites including Syracuse - one of many extensive Greek planned colonies along the south…
The Rosetta Stone and the Rebirth of Ancient Egypt John Ray, Profile £15.99 Which object lends its name to internationally known software…
The Agricultural Revolution in Prehistory: Why did Foragers become Farmers? Graeme Barker Oxford University Press, HB £80 Why did Foragers become Farmers?…