How did Egypt build the pyramids? It is a question that has excited the imagination of scholars and visitors for millennia. Now…
200 miles inland from the coast of Libya, Roman influence elevated the Garamantes into living a surprisingly civilised existence…
Two quarries in Egypt's Eastern Desert supplied much of the best building stone for imperial Rome…
Two quarries in Egypt's eastern desert supplied much of the best building material for Imperial Rome…
The publication of eight books simultaneously is a major event and eight books have recently been published by University College London (UCL)…
One of the first civilisations to be converted to Christanity: but what was there before Christanity?…
Tales from Ancient Egypt Joyce Tyldesley, Rutherford Press, £8.50 In the beginning nothing existed but the terrible, swirling waters of chaos. There…
A look at the Sudan exhibition held at the British Museum…
In September the British Museum will be launching a major new exhibition on Sudan. We take a sneak-preview…
Jeffrey May tries to understand the rock art of South Africa…
Re-excavation of the tombof Ankhtyfy, an Egyptian warlord in the First Intermediate Period, 2100 BC…
Oldest known beads found in Africa show modern human behaviour…
Burial Customs in Ancient Egypt: Life in Death for Rich and Poor Wolfram Grajetzki, Gerald Duckworth & Co., £14.99 Wolfram Grajetzki’s comprehensive…