Between fields of grain and potatoes in the middle of Germany, about 18km south east of Magdeburg, near the town of Schönebeck,…
David Miles considers how Berlin is dealing with its recent heritage including a look at Libeskind's Jewish Museum and Eiserman's Holocaust Memorial…
Researchers at UCL have revealed the chemical make up of Hessian crucibles using X--ray diffraction…
Richard Hodges visits the distinguished Danish archaeologist Klavs Randsborg and together they explore Denmark's past…
Increasingly, the School (its Officers and Council) have to keep a close eye on changes in the ‘research environment’ in the United…
The British Academy axes Egypt and Iraq…
The rationale behind the changes We approached the British Academy for an explanation for the changes in funding of institutes and societies.…
Chief Archaeological Adviser to English Heritage, David Miles, considers the archaeology and architecture of Venice and the impact of tourism thereon…
The tiny 'mouse-goat' evolved in relative isolation on the Balearic islands over some five million years but died out around 5000 years…
Breath-taking aerial photographs of world site - including the Acropolis at Athens - taken by Georg Gerster and exhibited at the British…
Two ancient sites in Austria are investigated to discover what was life was like for some of Europe's earliest farmers…
New scientific research is attempting to discern why Pompeii's paintings are turning black after excavation…
Richard Hodges sends his regular archaeological news, this time from Cape Styllo, a 'no-man's land' between Greece and Albania…