The conquests of Genghis Khan are traditionally associated with horrifying brutality, but this reputation has overshadowed another side to the empire that…
For years I have directed small armies of excavators through a project manager, so returning to the role of quartermaster (and co-director)…
In 1819, the English physician and polymath Thomas Young – best known to archaeologists for his work in deciphering the Egyptian hieroglyphs…
The modern country of Libya – the Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya – encompasses one of the richest parts of the Roman…
In 1978, a year before the Soviets foolishly decided to invade Afghanistan, a team of Russian and Afghan archaeologists were excavating a…
Machu Picchu symbolises the extent, technical skill, and productivity of the Inca Empire in its heyday.…
Khentkawes is hardly a household name. The historical record passes over this elusive figure without comment, while the scraps that testify to…
The sheer scale of Rome's German frontier is overwhelming. Running for almost 550km, and boasting at least 60 forts, 80 fortlets and…
For the Hittites of the Late Bronze Age it was a difficult, wild country where the restless Kashka people lived. For the…
Sicily was best known during the Roman Republic as the breadbasket of Rome. Although she never reached such dizzy heights again (Africa…
In 1997 four cavers set out to explore the deepest galleries of the Grotta della Monaca. It was not an easy task.…
The butchered bones of cow and goat-like animals from a riverbed in Dikika, in the Afar region of northern Ethiopia, show early…
Archaeologists have found the remains of 71 tortoises and three wild cattle while excavating Hilazon Tachtit Cave, in Galilee, northern Israel. The…