The conquests of Genghis Khan are traditionally associated with horrifying brutality, but this reputation has overshadowed another side to the empire that…
John Preston’s The Dig, a story about the excavation of the Anglo-Saxon site of Sutton Hoo, has now been published in paperback. It…
First-time author Alice Albinia has pluck. Post-2001, near the Pakistani border with Afghanistan, she walks for days on end veiled in a…
A snapshot of the Australopithecus afarensis, otherwise known as 'Lucy'.…
Our cover story reveals why, contrary to Old Testament teachings, the 'evil' Ahab and his father Omri should be regarded as the…
How rescue archaeology is revolutionising our knowledge of the past…
Prof. Charles Higham reports on the latest discoveries from Ban Non Wat, one of the world's richest archaeological digs…
Paul Bahn reflects on the potency of Nevadan rock art…
It is the magazine's fifth anniversary, so, in celebration, we look back at some of our most memorable reports from across the…
Scientists use ancient bones to try to uncover the origins and evolution of tuberculosis…
Archaeologists investigate the mysterious death of an acrobat who met his end around 2300 BC…
The discovery of large grain silos alters our understanding of life in Ancient Egypt…
Archaeologists working in Yemen have discovered evidence for agriculture dating back to the 3rd millenium BC…