A hoard discovered in the Netherlands presents an extraordinary first for continental Europe. The contents of this cache combine coins minted by…
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Roger Matthews recounts some highlights of his Turkish travels…
Brian Fagan's ear to the ground…
Nadia Durrani takes a look at the Terracotta Army, on display at the British Museum…
Hominid skeletons found at Dmanisi cast more light on homonid evolution…
Archaeologists working in South Korea have found the first example of mummy infected with hepatitis B. Scientists hope it will help combat…
New evidence from Finland shows our ancestors were chewing gum 5000 years ago…
212 Ancient Egyptian ostraka including over 100 tax recipts have been found in the store rooms in Kingston Lacey, Dorset…
Fish on Friday Brian Fagan, Basic Books, £15.99 Chosen by Timothy Darvill, Professor of Archaeology at Bournemouth University. Sometimes archaeological research can both challenge and…
The Roman Cult of Mithras, the God and his mysteries Manfred Clauss, Edinburgh, £20.99 Chosen by Dr Eberhard Sauer of the University…
Books on Fire: The Tumultuous Story of the World’s Great Libraries, Lucien X. Polastron, Thames & Hudson, £18.95 Chosen by Andrew Robinson,…