The conquests of Genghis Khan are traditionally associated with horrifying brutality, but this reputation has overshadowed another side to the empire that…
Archaeologists digging at Gordion have discovered the first known example of an auxiliary fort in modern Turkey…
Scientists have discovered the secret ingredient used in Mayan paint to make temples glitter in the sun…
Archaeologists from the University of Yucatan have found evidence for child sacridice being used to appease the gods…
A 1st millenium AD iron mine has been discovered in the Ingenio Valley, southern Peru…
Students at Harvard University are conducting excavations in their own back yard, in the grounds of Old College…
US heritage council tells amateur archaeologists to stop the uncontrolled digging of cesspits…
CWA's editor Nadia Durrani take us on a tour through one of her favourite countries, Yemen…
Nadia Durrani keeps us up to date on the campaign to save the Roman site of Allianoi…
Richard Hodges writes from Tuscany…
Guide books are essential for the visitor. I wanted to recommend the Blue Guides, which I have always found helpful, writes Andrew…
The final resting place of Alexander the Great is one of the famous unsolved mysteries of the ancient world. After he died…
Egypt's sunken treasures; on tour in Yemen; a final plea to save Allianoi in Turkey…