The monuments carved into the rose-red rock faces at Petra can be counted among the most renowned archaeological remains on the planet.…
How rescue archaeology is revolutionising our knowledge of the past…
Prof. Charles Higham reports on the latest discoveries from Ban Non Wat, one of the world's richest archaeological digs…
Paul Bahn reflects on the potency of Nevadan rock art…
UNESCO inscribes 29 new World Heritage Sites: Meeting in Quebec in July 2008, the World Heritage Committee added 29 new sites to…
The discovery of large grain silos alters our understanding of life in Ancient Egypt…
Headlice and rats: Not a nice subject for discussion in polite company, but the unavoidable truth is that lice have been with…
Archaeologists working in Yemen have discovered evidence for agriculture dating back to the 3rd millenium BC…
News extra from Brian Fagan…
New evidence suggests that modern humans may have been present in South East Asia for longer than previously invisaged…
Scientists use ancient bones to try to uncover the origins and evolution of tuberculosis…
Archaeologists investigate the mysterious death of an acrobat who met his end around 2300 BC…
Nadia Durrani reports on the site of the newly-opened Surgeon's House in Rimini, north-east Italy…