When imagining the ancient city of Petra, it is the awe-inspiring façade of the monument known today as the Treasury (Al-Khazneh) that…
CWA's travel focus on the archaeological and heritage highlights of northern China…
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…
Two ancient sites in Austria are investigated to discover what was life was like for some of Europe's earliest farmers…
New scientific research is attempting to discern why Pompeii's paintings are turning black after excavation…
The oldest known writing in the Americas has been discovered dating to 900 BC…
Richard Hodges sends his regular archaeological news, this time from Cape Styllo, a 'no-man's land' between Greece and Albania…
Chronicle of the Queens of Egypt Joyce Tyldesley, Thames and Hudson, £19.95 How powerful were women in Ancient Egypt? To judge by…
The Bankers of Puteoli: Finance, Trade and Industry in the Roman World David Jones Tempus, £19.99 In 1955, a hoard of over…
What is the state of Ghana's archaeology and heritage? English Heritage's Chief Archaeological Adviser David Miles reports…
What is taboo? The current exhibition at the British Museum reveals all by looking at Art and Divinity in Polynesia, 1760-1860…
A sherd of superb pottery reveals evidence for Denmark's original colonial presence in Ghana…