The monuments carved into the rose-red rock faces at Petra can be counted among the most renowned archaeological remains on the planet.…
Ongoing excavations at Sedeinga, a 2,000-year-old necropolis in northern Sudan, have uncovered the remains of at least 35 densely-clustered pyramid burials –…
Conservation work on the Colosseum’s only remaining covered passageway has revealed fragments of colourful frescoes and graffiti from the Roman period. Previously…
A small silver figurine, found on the Danish island of Funen, is the first-known 3D representation of a valkyrie from the Viking…
Archaeologists have identified a spectacular 2,200-year-old warrior burial in Russia, part of a previously unknown necropolis in the central Caucasus mountains. Located…
Revealing a grim cargo of elite Viking warriors…
As a schoolboy, Philip Kenrick was hooked by the fine red Samian ware he found amongst the coarse indigenous pottery at a…
What was life like in Roman Empire? The new exhibition at the British Museum will give visitors a unique opportunity to find…
Qatar formed part of the ‘southern route’ out of Africa across the Arabian Peninsula when, at the height of the last Ice…
One of the most spectacular excavations in the world today is in the Great Harbour, built by Theodosius I in Constantinople (Istanbul).…
Stylised scenes of boats and animals etched into rocks on the banks of the River Nile include the oldest known depictions of…
In the 15th and 16th centuries, Timbuktu was the epitome of Islamic spiritual and intellectual learning. Today, modern conflict threatens to destroy…
Archaeologists in Estonia have discovered the most extraordinary site: a mass grave comprising two Viking ship burials. They date to about AD…