There can be a certain familiarity to Roman towns. During the heyday of the Empire, such settlements were essential for administering conquered…
Exchange Networks and Local Transformations Maria Emanuela Alberti and Serena Sabatini Oxbow Books, £38.00 ISBN 978-1842174852 Exploring the complex web of…
Horemheb: The Forgotten Pharaoh Charlotte Booth Amberley, £9.99 ISBN 978-1445610184 Coming to the throne shortly after Akhenaten and Tutankhamun, Horemheb is…
The Oxford Handbook of Wetland Archaeology Francesco Menotti and Aidan O’Sullivan (eds) Oxford University Press, £110.00 ISBN 978-0199573493 Wetland sites are…
The Glory of Byzantium and Early Christendom Antony Eastmond Phaidon Press, £59.95 ISBN 978-0714848105 Spanning the 4th-15th centuries, from the late Roman…
In the land of the minotaur Early summer, before the start of the school holidays, is the ideal time to visit Knossos:…
Modern Italy has its problems, but it also has truly exceptional assets. Its new high-speed trains rate pretty highly on any list…
Rock Art and Seascapes in Uppland Johan Ling Oxbow Books, £20.00 ISBN 978-1842175132 Sweden boasts a stunning array of Early Bronze Age…
Spending a crusader penny To most of us, lavatories are ‘yuck’, but to archaeologists they can be gold – especially if you…
Egypt's former Minister of State for Antiquities Affairs fell into archaeology by chance, yet it came to dominate his life. Dr Zahi…
Swanning around Older readers will recall the television career of Sir Mortimer Wheeler, and his enormous impact on budding young archaeologists through…
In December 2006, the New York Metropolitan Opera’s performance of Mozart’s The Magic Flute was broadcast live via satellite into 100 cinemas…
Australopithecus sediba had a mixture of primitive and modern anatomical features, and a unique way of walking, newly published research says. The…