The traditional story of the foundation of Falerii Novi is a dramatic one. This town lies in the Tiber valley, about 44km…
Excavations in the hilltop town reveal Roman defensive wall still standing to its full height and help to date the town…
Digging a pottery kiln in the central Tuscan town of Castelfiorentino…
Researchers reveal Taung Child was killed by an eagle…
Ancient Aboriginal rock carving destroyed in malicous attack…
Biological and artistic evidence suggests that dwarfs held a privilaged position in Ancient Egyptian society…
Nero's palace has been forced to close after rain in December 2005 threatened to bring down part of the building…
Scientific study reveals the invention of agriculture led to significant population increase…
Richard Hodges reports from the American mid-west…
Chief Archaeological Advisor to English Heritage, David Miles explores the city of Pecs…
To the east of the small town of Madaba in Jordan – famed for its 6th century AD Mosaic Map, the earliest…
Egypt – How a lost civilisation was rediscovered. Joyce Tyldesley BBC Books, £17.99 In 1400 BC, the three pyramids at Giza, were…
In the 1870s, the German grocer Heinrich Schliemann decided to devote the wealth he had accumulated in grocery to go and dig…