Ramses II knew how to make his mark. A fondness for ambitious architectural projects drove him to build new temples and embellish…
At the sites of Orce and Cueva Victoria in Spain, the story of the early hominid colonisation of Europe is being rewritten…
What is the state of Ghana's archaeology and heritage? English Heritage's Chief Archaeological Adviser David Miles reports…
A sherd of superb pottery reveals evidence for Denmark's original colonial presence in Ghana…
What is taboo? The current exhibition at the British Museum reveals all by looking at Art and Divinity in Polynesia, 1760-1860…
Well-preserved 'noble fighter' discovered…
Re-examination of artefacts from sites in central France reveal that Neanderthals were more like modern humans than previously thought…
Pharaoh's suffering statue now re-erected at Giza…
Prof. Tim Darvill and Yvette Staelens of Bournemouth University send a missive from the Grotte de Niaux, a cave bursting with Palaeolithic…
Richard Hodges visits architect Richard Meier's new building that encloses the Ara Pacis, the monument to peace erected by Emperor Augustus…
If your Christmas fare needs to be digestible, stimulating, with a touch of religion, this is the book for you – even…
A rich feast of books crossed my desk this year. Unfortunately, I did not have the time to read most of them.…
In the way in which the National Museum Wales portrays Welsh identity, it stands out on the international scene as a beacon…