The art and artefacts of ancient Egypt are still familiar around the world, but how much do we know about the people…
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…
Re-examination of artefacts from sites in central France reveal that Neanderthals were more like modern humans than previously thought…
Well-preserved 'noble fighter' discovered…
Pharaoh's suffering statue now re-erected at Giza…
Richard Hodges visits architect Richard Meier's new building that encloses the Ara Pacis, the monument to peace erected by Emperor Augustus…
Prof. Tim Darvill and Yvette Staelens of Bournemouth University send a missive from the Grotte de Niaux, a cave bursting with Palaeolithic…
The cover says it all – or seems to. A gung-ho romp through the sandy wastes of the Arabian Empty Quarter in…
In the way in which the National Museum Wales portrays Welsh identity, it stands out on the international scene as a beacon…
This is a gripping read of conspiracies between dealers and major museums that have been going on for decades, but now –…
Anniversaries are always good for the reading public, as publishers issue sumptuous books which at other times are often uneconomic. It’s the…