When imagining the ancient city of Petra, it is the awe-inspiring façade of the monument known today as the Treasury (Al-Khazneh) that…
Far below the Nullarbor Plain in Australia lies an extraordinary gallery of rock art. Exploration and research in Koonalda Cave has revealed…
It was a treacherous stretch of coast. The ancient Greek historian Xenophon, writing in the 4th century BC, describes the perils of…
Between fields of grain and potatoes in the middle of Germany, about 18km south east of Magdeburg, near the town of Schönebeck,…
A cache of Roman and British coins found in the Netherlands seems to be associated with the emperor Claudius’ invasion of Britain…
The Thracians made a keen impression on both their neighbours and the archaeological record, but how much do we really know about…
At some point in the last few decades BC, Roman legionaries paused on the banks of the Mera River, to the north…
The biggest dig at Pompeii in a generation is working to expose nearly an entire block of the ancient city. Archaeologists are…
These tombs were the final resting places of Japan’s ancient elites, and form part of a broader East Asian funerary tradition, aspects…
Sanxingdui has produced a wealth of startling Bronze Age artefacts. Many of these treasures were deliberately smashed or burnt before being buried,…
Deep underground, the ancient inhabitants of what is now China built remarkable houses and palaces. But these dwellings were not homes for…
When La Tène was discovered more than 150 years ago, the site gave its name to the second half of the Iron…