The traditional story of the foundation of Falerii Novi is a dramatic one. This town lies in the Tiber valley, about 44km…
Chief Archaeological Adviser to English Heritage, David Miles, considers the archaeology and architecture of Venice and the impact of tourism thereon…
The wide-ranging archaeology of the Dakhleh Oasis deep in the Western Desert of Egypt…
The tiny 'mouse-goat' evolved in relative isolation on the Balearic islands over some five million years but died out around 5000 years…
The early history of the first English settlement in America - as revealed in a new exhibition at London's Museum in Docklands…
Breath-taking aerial photographs of world site - including the Acropolis at Athens - taken by Georg Gerster and exhibited at the British…
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…
Two ancient sites in Austria are investigated to discover what was life was like for some of Europe's earliest farmers…
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…
How Claudius, and then Trajan constructed an artificial harbour to supplement Ostia…