Deep in the Jordanian desert lies an extraordinary ruin. It is a Roman fort that can stake a claim to being the…
How did Egypt build the pyramids? It is a question that has excited the imagination of scholars and visitors for millennia. Now…
There are many theories about how the Egyptians built the pyramids. Now a new authority on the subject has emerged. His name…
We have had a wonderful selection of entries for this year’s photo competition, with archaeological images that have taken us all around…
What can an extraordinary group of sculptures commemorating the dead reveal about ancient life in Palmyra? Thousands of ancient inhabitants’ portraits once…
Ancient visitors to the great family tombs outside the desert city of Palmyra would have come face to face with the dead.…
Roughly 1,000 years ago, the finishing touches were being made to a rectangular length of fabric. At first glance, the textile resembles…
The fame of the Incas often eclipses other ancient societies that flourished in Peru. These dazzling groups rose and fell at various…
The archaeology of Rapa Nui is dominated by the Easter Island heads, but these were just one element of larger ceremonial complexes.…
The statues of Rapa Nui (Easter Island) are among the most celebrated archaeological monuments – and enigmas – in the world. But…
A seemingly unassuming lump of corroded bronze has confounded investigators for more than a century, ever since it proved to contain precision…
Encounters with advanced technologies from ancient civilisations are usually the stuff of adventure fiction rather than archaeological research. When the chance discovery…
It is winter. The kitchen is humming with activity, as sheep’s wool is prepared for textile production and fires are kept up.…