The traditional story of the foundation of Falerii Novi is a dramatic one. This town lies in the Tiber valley, about 44km…
The Last Roman: Romulus Augustulus and the decline of the West Adrian Murdoch Sutton, £18.99 Romulus Augustulus is very much the forgotten…
David Miles considers how Berlin is dealing with its recent heritage including a look at Libeskind's Jewish Museum and Eiserman's Holocaust Memorial…
Archaeological investigations reveal the canal built by the Persian king Xerxes in northern Greece…
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.…
Breath-taking aerial photographs of world site - including the Acropolis at Athens - taken by Georg Gerster and exhibited at the British…
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…
New scientific research is attempting to discern why Pompeii's paintings are turning black after excavation…